PMID: Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020 Apr 22 ;11(1):159. Epub 2020 Apr 22. PMID: 32321569 Abstract Title: Vitamin C improves the therapeutic potential of human amniotic epithelial cells in premature ovarian insufficiency disease. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Human amniotic epithelial cell (hAEC) transplantation holds great promise in treating premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). However, some deficient biological characteristics …
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Intravenous vitamin C for reduction of cytokines storm in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
PMID: PharmaNutrition. 2020 Apr 21:100190. Epub 2020 Apr 21. PMID: 32322486 Abstract Title: Intravenous Vitamin C for reduction of cytokines storm in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Abstract: The recent outbreak of Covid19 has required urgent treatments for numerous patients. No suitable vaccines or antivirals are available for Covid19. The efficiency against Covid19 of WHO therapies …
People Are Still Suffering From Scurvy
Scurvy is a devastating disease caused by not enough vitamin C in your body. While it’s often associated with pirates and seafarers from long ago, the disease is making a comeback in the modern day
Aspirin can reduce the absorption of Vitamin C in the human body.
PMID: Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2020 Apr 13 ;236:118356. Epub 2020 Apr 13. PMID: 32325408 Abstract Title: Interaction between aspirin and vitamin C with human serum albumin as binary and ternary systems. Abstract: Foods generally contain special ingredients which easily to interact with drugs human intaking, thus affecting drug efficacy and excretion, and …
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Enhanced activated T cell subsets in prostate cancer patients receiving iodine-125 low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy.
PMID: Oncol Rep. 2018 Jan ;39(1):417-424. Epub 2017 Nov 13. PMID: 29138841 Abstract Title: Enhanced activated T cell subsets in prostate cancer patients receiving iodine-125 low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Abstract: Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most important treatments for prostate cancer. Although RT can kill cancer cells through direct and indirect effects of radiation, it occasionally induces …
Molecular iodine-treated tumors exhibit less invasive potential, and significant increases in apoptosis, estrogen receptor expression, and immune cell infiltration.
PMID: Nutrients. 2019 Jul 17 ;11(7). Epub 2019 Jul 17. PMID: 31319484 Abstract Title: Adjuvant Effect of Molecular Iodine in Conventional Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Randomized Pilot Study. Abstract: This study analyzes an oral supplement of molecular iodine (I), alone and in combination with the neoadjuvant therapy 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide or taxotere/epirubicin (FEC/TE) in women with Early …
Molecular iodine decreases the invasive potential of a triple negative basal cancer cell line.
PMID: BMC Cancer. 2019 Mar 22 ;19(1):261. Epub 2019 Mar 22. PMID: 30902074 Abstract Title: Molecular iodine exerts antineoplastic effects by diminishing proliferation and invasive potential and activating the immune response in mammary cancer xenografts. Abstract: BACKGROUND: The immune system is a crucial component in cancer progression or regression. Molecular iodine (I) exerts significant antineoplastic …
Immunostimulatory effect of Zinc Phthalocyanine derivatives on macrophages based on the pro-inflammatory TNFα and IL1β cytokine production levels.
PMID: Toxicol In Vitro. 2018 Dec ;53:172-177. Epub 2018 Aug 23. PMID: 30144574 Abstract Title: Immunostimulatory effect of Zinc Phthalocyanine derivatives on macrophages based on the pro-inflammatory TNFα and IL1β cytokine production levels. Abstract: In this study, we examined the effect of halogen substitution on the ability of ZnPcs to stimulate or regulate the immune …
Family violence and COVID-19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support.
PMID: Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2020 Apr 20. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32314526 Abstract Title: Family violence and COVID-19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support. Abstract: Family violence refers to threatening or other violent behaviour within families that may be physical, sexual, psychological, or economic, and can include child abuse and intimate …
Social isolation and loneliness as risk factors for hospital admissions for respiratory disease among older adults
PMID: Thorax. 2020 Apr 21. Epub 2020 Apr 21. PMID: 32317268 Abstract Title: Social isolation and loneliness as risk factors for hospital admissions for respiratory disease among older adults. Abstract: Rising hospital admissions due to respiratory disease (RD) are a major challenge to hospitals. This study explored modifiable social risk factors among 4478 older adults …
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