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- Title
Vitamin C Deficiency and the Risk of Osteoporosis in Patients with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Authors
Ratajczak, Alicja Ewa; Szymczak-Tomczak, Aleksandra; Skrzypczak-Zielińska, Marzena; Rychter, Anna Maria; Zawada, Agnieszka; Dobrowolska, Agnieszka; Krela-Kaźmierczak, Iwona
- Abstract
Recent research studies have shown that vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may affect bone mineral density and that a deficiency of ascorbic acid leads to the development of osteoporosis. Patients suffering from an inflammatory bowel disease are at a risk of low bone mineral density. It is vital to notice that patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis also are at risk of vitamin C deficiency which is due to factors such as reduced consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits, i.e., the main sources of ascorbic acid. Additionally, some patients follow diets which may provide an insufficient amount of vitamin C. Moreover, serum vitamin C level also is dependent on genetic factors, such as SLC23A1 and SLC23A2 genes, encoding sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters and GSTM1, GSTP1 and GSTT1 genes which encode glutathione S-transferases. Furthermore, ascorbic acid may modify the composition of gut microbiota which plays a role in the pathogenesis of an inflammatory bowel disease.
- Subjects
DIET; DIETARY supplements; CROHN'S disease; FRUIT; GENES; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; INGESTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK assessment; TRANSFERASES; ULCERATIVE colitis; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN C deficiency; GUT microbiome; BONE density; DISEASE complications; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Nutrients, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 8, p2263
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu12082263