Abstract
Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin found in many natural sources, citric fruits, vegetables, particularly as antioxidants and as a factor to catabolism and metabolism. The aim of this article is to correlate the level of vitamin C and the hydroxyproline level in urine samples among young palestinian children from age 5 - 14 years. Materials and Methods: Urine samples of 34 individuals of both sexes, their ages ranged from 5 - 14 years were collected and analyzed for determination of Urinary Hydroxyproline by using Modified Neuman and Logan Method. The result of this study shows a significant correlation between Vitamin C and Hydroxyproline at level 0.01. The conclusion of this study was that low vitamin C intake was found among young palestinian children from age 5 - 14 years, Vitamin C should be supplemented in the drinks taken by young palestinian children from age 5 - 14 years as well as further research and investigation with large samples required to include all children from middle and southern Palestine.
Highlights
Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin found in many natural sources, citric fruits, vegetables a as anHow to cite this paper: Mahfouz, M., Masri, I., Mahfouz, H. and Mahfouz, Y. (2015) Correlation between Vitamin C Deficiency and Hydroxyproline Amino Acid in Young Children of Northern Part in Palestine
Many of the clinical problems associated with ascorbic acid deficiency, such as abnormalities of the skeleton seen in infantile scurvy [5], the lesions of the gingiva [6] [7], as well as the impairment of wound healing and faulty healing of bony fractures [5] [8] [9], are related to alterations in collagen metabolism
The aim of this article is to correlate the level of vitamin C and the hydroxyproline level in urine samples among young palestinian children from age 5 - 14 years
Summary
Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin found in many natural sources, citric fruits, vegetables a as anHow to cite this paper: Mahfouz, M., Masri, I., Mahfouz, H. and Mahfouz, Y. (2015) Correlation between Vitamin C Deficiency and Hydroxyproline Amino Acid in Young Children of Northern Part in Palestine. (2015) Correlation between Vitamin C Deficiency and Hydroxyproline Amino Acid in Young Children of Northern Part in Palestine. From the earliest descriptions of scurvy, the disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, it was evident that there were effects on connective tissues, especially in healing wounds [2]. Many of the clinical problems associated with ascorbic acid deficiency, such as abnormalities of the skeleton seen in infantile scurvy [5], the lesions of the gingiva [6] [7], as well as the impairment of wound healing and faulty healing of bony fractures [5] [8] [9], are related to alterations in collagen metabolism.
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