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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Main Authors: Mohammad Gholizadeh, Said Abdul Ghafour Saeedy, Arash Abdi, Fatemeh Khademi, Keivan Lorian, Cain C.T. Clark, Kurosh Djafarian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Clinical Nutrition Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667268521000358