Gastric juice ascorbic acid after intravenous injection : effect of ethnicity, pH, and Helicobacter pylori infection

An inverse association between vitamin C intake and gastric cancer risk was investigated, focusing on the change of ascorbic acid concentration in gastric juice following an intravenous vitamin C injection. Results indicate no significant association between Helicobacter pylori status and the observ...

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1995-01, Vol.87 (1), p.52-53
Main Authors: CORREA, P, FONTHAM, E. T. H, RUIZ, B, MALCOM, G. T, HUNTER, F. M, ZAVALA, D. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group
Ascorbic Acid - administration & dosage
Ascorbic Acid - blood
Ascorbic Acid - pharmacokinetics
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Carcinogenesis, carcinogens and anticarcinogens
Digestive system
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Foods and miscellaneous
Gastric Juice - metabolism
Helicobacter Infections - blood
Helicobacter Infections - metabolism
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Injections, Intravenous
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Race
Statistics, Nonparametric
Tumors
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Summary:An inverse association between vitamin C intake and gastric cancer risk was investigated, focusing on the change of ascorbic acid concentration in gastric juice following an intravenous vitamin C injection. Results indicate no significant association between Helicobacter pylori status and the observed change in ascorbic acid concentration in gastric juice in either blacks or whites.
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/87.1.52