Vitamin C suppresses oxidative lipid damage

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Vitamin C suppresses oxidative lipid damage

Post Number:#1  Post by ofonorow » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:18 pm

http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/2 ... 6.abstract
Vitamin C suppresses oxidative lipid damage in vivo, even in the presence of iron overload

This study with guinea pigs is interesting because the authors were interested in vitamin C's "prooxidant" properties.
Ascorbate is a strong antioxidant; however, it can also act as a prooxidant in vitro by reducing transition metals. To investigate the in vivo relevance of this prooxidant activity, we performed a study using guinea pigs fed high or low ascorbate doses with or without prior loading with iron dextran.


Their findings,

Iron-loaded animals gained less weight and exhibited increased plasma β-N-acetyl-d-glucosaminidase activity, a marker of tissue lysosomal membrane damage, compared with control animals. The iron-loaded animals fed the low ascorbate dose had decreased plasma α-tocopherol levels and increased plasma levels of triglycerides and F2-isoprostanes, specific and sensitive markers of in vivo lipid peroxidation. In contrast, the two groups of animals fed the high ascorbate dose had significantly lower hepatic F2-isoprostane levels than the groups fed the low ascorbate dose, irrespective of iron load. These data indicate that 1) ascorbate acts as an antioxidant toward lipids in vivo, even in the presence of iron overload; 2) iron loading per se does not cause oxidative lipid damage but is associated with growth retardation and tissue damage, both of which are not affected by vitamin C; and 3) the combination of iron loading with a low ascorbate status causes additional pathophysiological changes, in particular, increased plasma triglycerides.
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