Vitamin C May Aid In COPD/Pneumonia Prognosis

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Vitamin C May Aid In COPD/Pneumonia Prognosis

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During exacerbation, vitamin C is markedly decreased in inflammatory

diseases, such as acute pneumonia and COPD, according to a new study.

Serbian researchers compared the values of serum ascorbate

concentration and laboratory inflammation indicators in 60 nonsmoking

patients. The patients were split into three groups: 20 patients with

acute pneumonia (group I), 20 patients with stable COPD (group II),

and 20 patients with exacerbated COPD (group III). Researchers

concluded that patients in groups I and III had significantly

decreased levels of vitamin C and increased inflammation before

therapy, compared with patients after therapy. It is suggested that

the elevation of vitamin C in serum is a good prognostic parameter for

disease evaluation.