Vitamin C in Health and Disease provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical and clinical developments in vitamin C research—integrating a wide variety of interdisciplinary studies into a single-source volume.

Vitamin C in Health and Disease examines

• the redox properties of vitamin C, including regeneration, participation in antioxidant networks, and influence on atherosclerosis
• the history of scurvy and vitamin C
• the chemical, biochemical, physiological, and biomedical aspects of vitamin C
• the use of vitamin C in preventing DNA damage
• the interaction of vitamin C with lenses, lungs, skin, and the immune system
• human nutritional requirements and safety
• vitamin C's effect on cardiovascular disease as well as infectious and periodontal diseases
• and more

Contents

1. History of Vitamin C
   
   • A History of Scurvy and Vitamin C
2. Chemistry and Biochemistry
   
   • An Overview of Ascorbic Acid Chemistry and Biochemistry
   • Antioxidant and Prooxidant Properties of Vitamin C
   • The Vitamin C Radical and Its Reactions
   • Vitamin C and Redox Cycling Antioxidants
   • Regeneration of Vitamin C
   • Protein Glycation by the Oxidation Products of Ascorbic Acid
   • Ascorbate Membrane Transport Properties
3. Physiology and Biomedical Aspects
   
   • Vitamin C as an Antiatherogen: Mechanisms of Action
   • Protection of Human Low-Density Lipoprotein from Oxidative Modification by Vitamin
   • Diet and Oxidative Damage to DNA: The Importance of Ascorbate as an Antioxidant
   • Vitamin C, Collagen Biosynthesis, and Aging
   • Oxidative Stress and Ascorbate in Relation to Risk for Cataract and Age-Related Maculopathy
   • Antioxidant Action of Vitamin C in the Lung
   • Vitamin C and Asthma
   • Effect of Vitamin C on Leukocyte Function and Adhesion to Endothelial Cells
   • Mechanisms Underlying the Action of Vitamin C in Viral and Immunodeficiency Disease
   • Blood Vitamin C in Human Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
   • Vitamin C in Cutaneous Biology
4. Nutrition and Health
   
   • Human Metabolism and the Requirement for Vitamin C
   • Vitamin C Safety in Humans
   • Vitamin C in Prospective Epidemiological Studies
   • Nitrogen Oxides Are Important Contributors to Cigarette Smoke-Induced Ascorbate Oxidation
   • Vitamin C and Cigarette Smoke Exposure
   • Vitamin C, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption
   • Vitamin C, Lipid Peroxidation, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction: Epidemiological Evidence from Eastern Finland
   • Vitamin C and Infectious Diseases
   • Ascorbic Acid and Periodontal Disease
   • Topical Vitamin C

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