Vitamin C can be used as a preventative or a therapeutic agent for the treatment of H. pylori related infections. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Vitamin C: A Preventative, Therapeutic Agent Against Helicobacter pylori.
Cureus. 2018 Jul 30 ;10(7):e3062. Epub 2018 Jul 30. PMID: 30280058
Azhar Hussain
The treatment of() induced infections using antibiotic therapies is clinically well accepted; however, using a noninvasive approach with the implementation of therapeutic agents such as vitamin C is not well investigated. Vitamin C has certain characteristics, which allow for it to be considered as a potential treatment option for patients withinfections. Vitamin C's hostility and mechanism of action towardsinfection in peptic ulcer disease can be classified into two categories: as a preventative agent and alternatively as a therapeutic agent. Preventatively vitamin C acts as a biological antioxidant as well as an immune boosting agent, while therapeutically it acts as an inhibitor of urease, a potential collagen synthesizing agent, and a stimulant in prostaglandin synthesis. As a result, the dosage of vitamin C should be highly regulated. Furthermore, numerous studies have shown that vitamin C supplementation if taken with antibiotics can increase the efficiency of the treatment leading to an increased possibility of eradication ofin infected individuals. This paper will investigate the recent studies that show different mechanisms through which vitamin C can be used as a preventative or a therapeutic agent for the treatment ofrelated infections.