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Relationship between Vitamin C Deficiency and Cognitive Impairment in Older Hospitalised Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesAntioxidants, 2022
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and facilitates neurotransmission. This study explored association between vitamin C deficiency and cognitive impairment in older hospitalised patients. This prospective study recruited 160 patients ≥ 75 years admitted
Yogesh Sharma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential benefits of vitamin C in the treatment of injured with combat trauma: a review of the literature

open access: yesСучасні аспекти військової медицини, 2023
The role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) deficiency in the combat capacity of the troops has been raised for a long time, detailed reports were made as early as the time of the American Civil War, when vitamin deficiencies were considered one of the causes ...
A. P. Kazmirchuk   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic significance of sarcopenia and severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with cirrhosis

open access: yesJGH Open, 2023
Background and Aim Sarcopenia and severe vitamin D deficiency are associated with malnutrition and poor prognosis. We investigated the impact of the comorbidity of Child–Pugh (CP) class B/C cirrhosis and the aforementioned complications on the prognosis ...
Chisato Saeki   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of vitamin C status in diabetes mellitus: prevalence and predictors of vitamin C deficiency

open access: yesFuture Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Background Vitamin C is one of the most important micronutrient required for various physiological roles in the human system. Evidences suggest that there is an inadequate status of vitamin C in diabetes mellitus.
Praveen D   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Test me and treat me" - attitudes to vitamin D deficiency and supplementation: a qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© 2015 BMJ Open, "Test me and treat me"-attitudes to vitamin D deficiency and supplementation: a qualitative study.
Jakeways, Niki; id_orcid   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of vitamin D contents in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C and healthy.

open access: yesMedičnì Perspektivi, 2020
From scientific literature it is known that vitamin D helps maintain the most important functions of the immune system, there is evidence of its role in inflammatory and metabolic diseases of the liver, including infection with hepatitis C.
L. L. Shostakovych-Koretskaya   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 deficiency conjoint with marginal vitamin C deficiency causes cigarette smoke induced myelodysplastic syndromes.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundThe etiology of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is largely unknown. Exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) is reported to be associated with MDS risk.
Archita Das   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proxy markers of serum retinol concentration, used alone and in combination, to assess population vitamin A status in Kenyan children: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Serum retinol concentration determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is recommended by the World Health Organization to assess population vitamin A status.
Inge D Brouwer   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Vitamin C fortification: need and recent trends in encapsulation technologies

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2023
The multifaceted role of vitamin C in human health intrudes several biochemical functions that are but not limited to antioxidant activity, homoeostasis, amino acid synthesis, collagen synthesis, osteogenesis, neurotransmitter production and several yet ...
Vaibhav Kumar Maurya   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic analyses reveal a role for vitamin D insufficiency in HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Vitamin D insufficiency has been associated with the occurrence of various types of cancer, but causal relationships remain elusive. We therefore aimed to determine the relationship between genetic determinants of vitamin D serum levels and ...
Jörg Bojunga   +127 more
core   +1 more source

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