Vitamin C in endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 268-270 PDF (273.1 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221519 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nermien A. Ibraheim1; Fatema El Zahraa S. Bukhary1; Yehia Z. Mahmoud1; Mahmoud R. Mohamed1; Salama R. Abdel-Rahim2 | ||
| 1Department of Internal Medicine; Faculty of Medicine; Minia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine; Minia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: To investigate the relationship between ascorbic acid level in serum and anti-oxidant parameters in blood with type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Patients and methods: The study was conducted on 85 subjects, 25 as a control and 60 with type 2 diabetes. Results: The current study was done in the period between January 2016-December 2018.The study included 60 patients with type 2 DM. The duration of diabetes ranged from one month to240 month with mean 74.2±64.8. Conclusion: T2-DM patients with more severe diabetic nephropathy had lower vitamin C levels | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Vitamin C; endothelial dysfunction | ||
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