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Autonomic reflexes and vascular reactivity in experimental scurvy in man
François M. Abboud, … , Robert E. Hodges, Howard E. Mayer
François M. Abboud, … , Robert E. Hodges, Howard E. Mayer
Published February 1, 1970
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1970;49(2):298-307. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106239.
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Autonomic reflexes and vascular reactivity in experimental scurvy in man

Abstract

Ascorbic acid is a required cofactor in the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine in vitro, and the deficiency of this vitamin in guinea pigs is associated with degeneration of autonomic ganglion cells and with cardiac supersensitivity to norepinephrine. Because of these findings, we tested the hypothesis that ascorbic acid deficiency in man alters autonomic cardiovascular reflexes and vasomotor responses to adrenergic stimuli. We studied five normal volunteers who had been deprived of ascorbic acid for a period of 3 months; they had developed symptoms and signs of scurvy and their plasma levels of ascorbic acid averaged 0.178 ±SE 0.07 mg/100 ml. We repeated the studies after giving the subjects vitamin C for a period of 4 months; they had become asymptomatic and their plasma ascorbic acid had increased to an average of 1.68 ±0.151 mg/100 ml.

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François M. Abboud, James Hood, Robert E. Hodges, Howard E. Mayer

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