Ascorbic acid in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

نویسندگان

  • Ana Maria Oliveira Ferreira da Mata
  • Ricardo Melo de Carvalho
  • Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Barros de Alencar
  • Ana Amélia de Carvalho Melo Cavalcante
  • Benedito Borges da Silva
چکیده

This review is aimed at the systematic mapping of ascorbic acid in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer in clinical and non-clinical studies from 2011 to 2015, in order to understand dose-response variations as well as its mechanisms of action as an antioxidant and antitumor agent. Seventy-eight articles were retrieved from the PubMed/Bireme database, of which only 30 included ascorbic acid in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer. However, there are controversies regarding doses and a lack of clinical studies featuring its mechanism of action more clearly. Other studies are needed to understand dose-response variations, as well as its targeting mechanisms of action, both as an antioxidant and antitumor agent, to assist treatment and prevention of cancer, aiming at better quality of life for both patients and the general population.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira

دوره 62 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998