Double-blind, randomised study of the effect of combined treatment with vitamin C and E on albuminuria in Type 2 diabetic patients

Abstract   Aims   Elevated levels of urinary albumin excretion rate (AER) predict high risk for progressing to end-stage renal disease. In streptozotocin-induced diabetes, supplementation with vitamin C or E reduces albuminuria…

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Intravenous ascorbic acid in hemodialysis patients with functional iron deficiency: a clinical trial

ABSTRACT: Background. Hemodialysis (HD) patients with functional iron deficiency (FID) often develop resistance to recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo). In these patients, iron therapy may be a hazard, leading to iron…

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