Vitamin C Lowers CRP Levels
I was curious after our discussion on curcumen and its proposed benefits and went on a search to see what other everyday supplements like vitamin C have been found to have beneficiary affects on inflammation. It turns out that vitamin c has been shown to lower crp levels in people who have above normal levels of crp in their blood (>1mg/L).
Why does this matter?
Elevated levels of crp is an indicator of inflammation and can be seen in an array of inflammation based pathologies such as liver failure, and heart disease. CRP binds phosphocholine expressed on dying or dead cells in order to start the signaling cascade ending in the termination of the dead cell. Using vitamin C to lower circulating CRP levels could aid in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and possibly slow down their progression.
So make sure you take your vitamins especially vitamin C!!
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