Vitamin C in endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus | ||||
Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||||
Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2020, Page 268-270 PDF (273.1 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221519 | ||||
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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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