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The Effects of Vitamin C on Respiratory, Allergic and Immunological Diseases: An Experimental and Clinical-Based Review Publisher Pubmed



Ghalibaf MHE1, 2 ; Kianian F2 ; Beigoli S1 ; Behrouz S1 ; Marefati N3 ; Boskabady M4 ; Boskabady MH1, 6
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  1. 1. Applied Biomedical Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, IR, Mashhad, Post Code 9177948564, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Dental Materials Research Center and Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Source: Inflammopharmacology Published:2023


Abstract

Vitamin C is used in modern medicine supplements for treatment of various disorders associated with oxidative stress, inflammation and immune dysregulation. In this review article, experimental and clinical results regarding the effects of vitamin C on respiratory immunologic, and allergic diseases are reviewed. Various databases and appropriate keywords are used to search the effect of vitamin C on respiratory diseases until the end of May 2022. Books, theses and articles were included. These studies assessed the effects of vitamin C on respiratory disorders including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung infection and lung cancer. Vitamin C showed relaxant effect on tracheal smooth muscle via various mechanisms. The preventive effects of vitamin C were mediated by antioxidant, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory mechanisms in the experimental animal models of different respiratory diseases. Some clinical studies also indicated the effect of vitamin C on lung cancer and lung infections. Therefore, vitamin C could be used a preventive and/or relieving therapy in respiratory diseases. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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