ReviewThe Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association2021
The protective role of vitamin C in the management of COVID-19: A Review.
Review in The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Protective Role of Vitamins C, D, and K in the Management of Dengue: A Narrative Review to Combat the Dengue Outbreak.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Role of intravenous vitamin C on outcomes in hospitalized patients with moderate or severe COVID-19: a real life data of Turkish patients.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Article
- Utilization of Marine Seaweeds as a Promising Defense Against COVID-19: a Mini-review.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Review
- Could Vitamins Have a Positive Impact on the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease?Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Therapeutic Promises of Plant Metabolites against Monkeypox Virus: An In Silico Study.Advances in virology · 2023Article
- Impact of high-dose vitamin C on the mortality, severity, and duration of hospital stay in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2022Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of abnormalities in hematological and biochemical markers among Bangladeshi COVID-19 cases.Health science reports · 2022Article
- A Review on Measures to Rejuvenate Immune System: Natural Mode of Protection Against Coronavirus Infection.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Effect of 4-Week Heartfulness Meditation on Stress Scores, Sleep Quality, and Oxidative and Inflammatory Biochemical Parameters in COVID-19 Patients after Completion of Standard Treatment - A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe outbreak of coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) is globally deemed a significant threat to human life. Researchers are searching for prevention strategies, mitigation interventions, and potential therapeutics that may reduce the infection's severity. One such means that is highly being talked in online and in social media is vitamin C. MAIN TEXT: Vitamin C is a robust antioxidant that boosts the immune system of the human body. It helps in normal neutrophil function, scavenging of oxidative species, regeneration of vitamin E, modulation of signaling pathways, activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factors, activation of the signaling cascade, regulation of inflammatory mediators, and phagocytosis and increases neutrophil motility to the site of infection. All of these immunological functions are required for the prevention of COVID-19 infection.
conclusionConsidering the role of vitamin C, it would be imperative to administrate vitamin C for the management of severe COVID-19. However, there is no specific clinical data available to confirm the use of vitamin C in the current pandemic.
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