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12871555

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
During myocardial infarction (MI), high levels of circulating procoagulant microparticles (MP) shed from endothelial cells and platelets diffuse prothrombotic and proinflammatory potentials crucial for the coronary prognosis. In addition to conventional treatments, we evaluated whether vitamin C treatment could modify circulating levels of procoagulant MP. Upon admission, 61 patients with MI were prospectively randomized for immediate additional vitamin C treatment. Circulating MP were quantified by functional prothrombinase assay before and after 5 days of vitamin C administration (1 g day-1). The cellular origin of MP was also assessed. In vitamin C-treated patients, the reduction in platelet-derived MP was 10% higher (P = 0.01). In patients with diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia or more than two cardiovascular risk factors, vitamin C decreased endothelial and platelet-derived MP levels by approximately 70% and 13%, respectively. This early effect on circulating platelet and endothelial-derived MP, testifies to the importance of oxidative stress during MI. Vitamin C could prove beneficial for the outcome of patients at higher thrombotic risk.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1538-7933
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Protective effects of vitamin C on endothelium damage and platelet activation during myocardial infarction in patients with sustained generation of circulating microparticles.
pubmed:affiliation
Fédération de Cardiologie des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial