Therapeutic efficacy of high-dose vitamin C on acute pancreatitis and its potential mechanisms

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2565-2569

  Du, Wei Dong ^a   Yuan, Zu Rong ^a   Sun, Jian ^a   Tang, Jian Xiong ^a   Cheng, Ai Qun ^a   Shen, Da Ming ^a   Huang, Chun Jin ^a   Song, Xiao Hua ^a   Yu, Xiao Feng ^a   Zheng, Song Bai ^a  

^a HUADONG HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMYLASE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CATALASE; DIGESTIVE TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LIPID PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE; URINE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

EID: 0344467383     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2565     Document Type: Article

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