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Gromova O.A.

Rossiĭskiĭ satellitnyĭ tsentr instituta mikroélementov IuNESKO;
Laboratoriia vychislitel'noĭ i sistemnoĭ biologii VTs RAN im. A.A. Dorodnitsyna;
kafedra farmakologii i klinicheskoĭ farmakologii Ivanovskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii

Torshin I.Iu.

Rossiĭskiĭ satellitnyĭ tsentr instituta mikroélementov IuNESKO;
Laboratoriia vychislitel'noĭ i sistemnoĭ biologii VTs RAN im. A.A. Dorodnitsyna

Pronin A.V.

Ivanovo State Medical Academy, Ivanovo

Kilchevsky M.A.

Ivanovo State Medical Academy of the RF Ministry of Health, Ivanovo, Russia

Synergistic application of zinc and vitamin C to support memory, attention and the reduction of the risk of the neurological diseases

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Gromova O.A., Torshin I.Iu., Pronin A.V., Kilchevsky M.A.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2017;117(7): 112‑119

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro201711771112-119

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SYNERGISTIC APPLICATION OF ZINC AND VITAMIN C TO SUPPORT MEMORY, ATTENTION AND THE REDUCTION OF THE RISK OF THE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES
SYNERGISTIC APPLICATION OF ZINC AND VITAMIN C TO SUPPORT MEMORY, ATTENTION AND THE REDUCTION OF THE RISK OF THE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

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Gromova OA, Torshin IIu, Pronin AV, Kilchevsky MA. Synergistic application of zinc and vitamin C to support memory, attention and the reduction of the risk of the neurological diseases. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2017;117(7):112‑119. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201711771112-119

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Abstract:

Zinc and vitamin C supplementation of the body is important for CNS functioning. Zinc ions are involved in the neurotransmission (signal transmission from acetylcholine, catecholamine, serotonin, prostaglandin receptors) and in ubiquitin-related protein degradation. Zinc deficits are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and depression. Zinc supplementation (10—30 mg daily) improves neurologic recovery rate in patients with stroke and brain injury, has a positive impact on memory and reduces hyperactivity in children. Vitamin C, a zinc synergist, maintains antioxidant resources of the brain, synaptic activity and detoxification. Vitamin C in dose 130—500 mg daily should be used to prevent dementia and neurodegenerative pathology.

Keywords:

zinc
vitamin C
dementia
neurodegeneration
hyperactivity

Authors:

Gromova O.A.

Rossiĭskiĭ satellitnyĭ tsentr instituta mikroélementov IuNESKO;
Laboratoriia vychislitel'noĭ i sistemnoĭ biologii VTs RAN im. A.A. Dorodnitsyna;
kafedra farmakologii i klinicheskoĭ farmakologii Ivanovskoĭ gosudarstvennoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii

Torshin I.Iu.

Rossiĭskiĭ satellitnyĭ tsentr instituta mikroélementov IuNESKO;
Laboratoriia vychislitel'noĭ i sistemnoĭ biologii VTs RAN im. A.A. Dorodnitsyna

Pronin A.V.

Ivanovo State Medical Academy, Ivanovo

Kilchevsky M.A.

Ivanovo State Medical Academy of the RF Ministry of Health, Ivanovo, Russia

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