Vitamin C reduces interleukin-6 plasma concentration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Summary: Background: Interleukin 6 is an important biomarker for distinguishing high-risk and low-risk patients, and is a constituent of the Nutrition Risk in the Critically III (NUTRIC) Score. Studies have indicated the beneficial effects of vitamin C on lowering IL-6 levels and reducing cytokine...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Series: | Clinical Nutrition Open Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667268521000358 |