Blood vitamin concentrations during the acute-phase response

Abstract

We demonstrated transient, but significant, decreases in blood vitamin concentrations during the acute-phase response. Recommendations regarding daily supplementation with these vitamins in clinical practice cannot be made on the basis of these results, as the functional importance of these observations is not, at present, clear. However, what is clear is that biochemical vitamin concentrations, determined during the acute-phase response, should be interpreted with care.