Vitamin C for preventing and treating tetanus (Review)

Vitamin C for preventing and treating tetanus.

BACKGROUND Tetanus is a severe infection that can be prevented by vaccination. In developing countries vaccination coverage is not always high and in developed countries cases may still occur, particularly in elderly people owing to their reduced immunoprotection. It has been estimated that there are about one million cases of tetanus per year globally. In animal studies, vitamin C protected ag...

Review: vitamin E, vitamin C, and possibly coenzyme Q10 are ineffective for preventing or treating cardiovascular disease.

اثر اسانسهای فرار و ویتامین C بر روی تمایل به رسپتور مربوطه LDL مدلی برای جلوگیری از آترواسکلروز

          For several years , scientists tried to find antioxidant compounds that    inhibit the low density lipoprotein(LDL) oxidation reaction but have no    destructive effects. Vitamin C and vitamin E can inhibit LDL oxidation.    Volatile oils posses herbal sources and because of lipophilic properties can &nbs...

اثر حفاظتی ویتامین D3 و کنژوگه GP63 و توکسوییدکزاز بر ایجاد زخمهای جلدی لیشمانیایی در موش BALB/c

Introduction: GP63 is a major surface protease of Leishmania promastigotes that plays an important role in its virulance. As GP63 on its own can not develop an effective protection against leishmaniasis, the goal of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of GP63 conjugated with tetanus toxoid (TT) and Vitamin D3 in susceptible BALB/c mice against cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods: Thi...

Cloning and expression of tetanus toxin C fragment (Fc) in prokaryotic vector for constructing recombinant protein based vaccine for tetanus

Tetanus is a disease caused by tetanus toxin, a potent inhibitor for the release of inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system that causes spastic paralysis. Fragment C (52 kD) of this toxin is responsible for binding to the neuronal membrane. For this reason, and also its non toxigenic and immunogenic nature, this fragment might be ideal for new vaccine development. Presently, w...