Vitamin C can dissolve the toxic protein aggregates that build up in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease and attack the brain’s memory center, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The findings may lead to new opportunities for research into Alzheimer’s and the possibilities offered by vitamin C.
Researchers at Lund University treated brain tissue from mice suffering from Alzheimer’s disease with vitamin C, and discovered toxic protein aggregates were dissolved. The results show a previously unknown model for how vitamin C affects the amyloid plaques. They also found vitamin C can be absorbed in larger quantities in the form of dehydroascorbic acid from juice that has been kept overnight in a refrigerator.
“The notion that vitamin C can have a positive effect on Alzheimer’s disease is controversial, but our results open up new opportunities for research into Alzheimer’s and the possibilities offered by vitamin C," they said.
Researchers at Lund University treated brain tissue from mice suffering from Alzheimer’s disease with vitamin C, and discovered toxic protein aggregates were dissolved. The results show a previously unknown model for how vitamin C affects the amyloid plaques. They also found vitamin C can be absorbed in larger quantities in the form of dehydroascorbic acid from juice that has been kept overnight in a refrigerator.
“The notion that vitamin C can have a positive effect on Alzheimer’s disease is controversial, but our results open up new opportunities for research into Alzheimer’s and the possibilities offered by vitamin C," they said.
Sources:
- Lund University: A new function for vitamin C in Alzheimer's Disease
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