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Decreased Levels of Plasma Vitamin C and Increased Concentrations of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers After Stroke

Concepción Sánchez-­Moreno, John F. Dashe, Tammy Scott, David E. Thaler, Marshal F. Folstein, Antonio Martín

Stroke · 2003 · 182 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

Lower vitamin C concentration, higher serum levels of inflammatory (CRP, ICAM-1, MCP-1) and oxidative stress (8-epiPGF2alpha) markers, and lower PGI2 and PGE2 concentrations among stroke patients indicate the presence of an inflammatory response associated with stroke.

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