Bozkir A, Simşek B, Güngört A, Torun M
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
J Clin Pharm Ther. 1999 Feb;24(1):43-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.1999.00188.x.
To study any possible association between serum ascorbic acid and uric acid levels with lung cancer.
Serum ascorbic acid and uric acid levels in lung cancer patients (n = 30) and healthy controls (n = 45) were measured.
The mean values for serum ascorbic acid were found to be significantly lower (P< 0.05) in patients (0.112+/-0.020) than in controls (0.394+/-0.029). Serum uric acid levels of patients were also significantly lower than those of controls (P< 0.05).
There was no association between serum levels of ascorbic acid and uric acid, cholesterol, triglyceride and albumin levels with lung cancer.
