Oral vitamin C restores endothelial function during acute inflammation in young and older adults

Abstract Oxidative stress has been linked to reductions in vascular function during acute inflammation in young adults; however, the effect of acute inflammation on vascular function with aging is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to determine if oral antioxidant administration eliminates vasc...

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Autores principales: Elizabeth C. Lefferts, Brooks A. Hibner, Wesley K. Lefferts, Natalia S. Lima, Tracy Baynard, Jacob M. Haus, Abbi D. Lane‐Cordova, Shane A. Phillips, Bo Fernhall
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Publicado: Wiley 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/2af15151ab3f4c2f963b422a773701a1
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Sumario:Abstract Oxidative stress has been linked to reductions in vascular function during acute inflammation in young adults; however, the effect of acute inflammation on vascular function with aging is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to determine if oral antioxidant administration eliminates vascular dysfunction during acute inflammation in young and older adults. Brachial flow‐mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) were measured in nine young (3 male, 24 ± 4 yrs, 26.2 ± 4.9 kg/m2) and 16 older (13 male, 64 ± 5 yrs, 25.8 ± 3.2 kg/m2) adults before and 2‐h after oral consumption of 2 g of vitamin C. The vitamin C protocol was completed at rest and 24 h after acute inflammation was induced via the typhoid vaccine. Venous blood samples were taken to measure markers of inflammation and vitamin C. Both interleukin‐6 (Δ+0.7 ± 1.8 pg/ml) and C‐reactive protein (Δ+1.9 ± 3.1 mg/L) were increased at 24 h following the vaccine (p < 0.01). There was no change in FMD or PWV following vitamin C administration at rest (p > 0.05). FMD was lower in all groups during acute inflammation (Δ‐1.4 ± 1.9%, p < 0.01), with no changes in PWV (Δ‐0.0 ± 0.9 m/s, p > 0.05). Vitamin C restored FMD back to initial values in young and older adults during acute inflammation (Δ+1.0 ± 1.8%, p < 0.01) with no change in inflammatory markers or PWV (p > 0.05). In conclusion, oral vitamin C restored endothelial function during acute inflammation in young and older adults, with no effect on aortic stiffness. The effect of vitamin C on endothelial function did not appear to be due to reductions in inflammatory markers. The exact mechanisms should be further investigated.