"Ascorbic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A six carbon compound related to glucose. It is found naturally in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient in human diets, and necessary to maintain connective tissue and bone. Its biologically active form, vitamin C, functions as a reducing agent and coenzyme in several metabolic pathways. Vitamin C is considered an antioxidant.
| Descriptor ID |
D001205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.844.107 D02.241.511.902.107 D09.811.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Ascorbic Acid- Ascorbic Acid
- Acid, Ascorbic
- L-Ascorbic Acid
- Acid, L-Ascorbic
- L Ascorbic Acid
- Vitamin C
Magnesium Ascorbate- Magnesium Ascorbate
- Ascorbate, Magnesium
- Magnesium di-L-Ascorbate
- Magnesium di L Ascorbate
- di-L-Ascorbate, Magnesium
- Magnesium Ascorbicum
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ascorbic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Efficacy of diammonium glycyrrhizinate combined with vitamin C for treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a retrospective, observational study. QJM. 2022 Feb 21; 115(2):77-83.
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Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection. Cornea. 2021 Nov 01; 40(11):1502-1504.
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Ascorbic acid as an adjunctive therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a propensity score matched study. Sci Rep. 2021 09 03; 11(1):17648.
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Early high-dose vitamin C in post-cardiac arrest syndrome (VITaCCA): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Aug 18; 22(1):546.
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A secondary approach with conventional medicines and supplements to recuperate current COVID-19 status. Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Oct; 142:111956.
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Common anti-oxidant vitamin C as an anti-infective agent with remedial role on SARS-CoV-2 infection. An update. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Jul 19; 91(4).
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COVID-19: Up to 82% critically ill patients had low Vitamin C values. Nutr J. 2021 07 09; 20(1):66.
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Vitamin C and D supplementation and the severity of COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jul 02; 100(26):e26427.
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High-dose intravenous vitamin C attenuates hyperinflammation in severe coronavirus disease 2019. Nutrition. 2021 Nov-Dec; 91-92:111405.
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Therapeutic potential of megadose vitamin C to reverse organ dysfunction in sepsis and COVID-19. Br J Pharmacol. 2021 10; 178(19):3864-3868.