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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Vitamin C in Cardiovascular Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Evidence and Therapeutic Applications.

Yichen Xu, Huabo Zheng, Ioana Slabu, Elisa Anamaria Liehn, Mihaela Rusu

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yichen XuKey Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medicine and Life Sciences, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China.ORCID 0009-0006-5743-1591
Huabo ZhengDepartment of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
Ioana SlabuInstitute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8945-4310
Elisa Anamaria LiehnDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Helmut Schmidt University, 22043 Hamburg, Germany.
Mihaela RusuInstitute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1088-4933

Funding

Hainan Medical University RZ2400001584Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China HN2024122Ministry of Education CNFIS-FDI-2024- 0592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential nutrient that humans cannot synthesize, making its intake crucial for health. Discovered nearly a century ago, vitamin C is widely recognized for its ability to prevent scurvy and has become one of the most commonly used supplements. Beyond its antioxidant activity, vitamin C is pivotal in regulating lipid metabolism, promoting angiogenesis, enhancing collagen synthesis, modulating remodeling, and stabilizing the extracellular matrix. While preclinical studies have shown promising results, clinical trials have yielded inconsistent findings, due to suboptimal study design, results misinterpretation, and misleading conclusions. This review provides a holistic overview of existing evidence on the pleiotropic role of vitamin C in cardiovascular diseases, identifying both the strengths and limitations of current research and highlighting gaps in understandings in vitamin C's underlying mechanisms. By integrating molecular insights with clinical data and evaluating the pleiotropic role of vitamin C in cardiovascular disease management and prevention, this review aims to guide future research toward personalized, evidence-based therapeutic strategies in clinical practice.

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antioxidantcardiovascular diseasescollagen synthesisECM remodelingmyocardial infarctionvitamin C

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PMID40427388
PMCPMC12108419

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