PMID: 9194771Jun 1, 1997Paper

Vitamin C reduces cholesterol-induced microcirculatory changes in rabbits

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
A FreyschussI Björkhem

Abstract

The microcirculation was studied for 10 weeks in untreated rabbits (n = 12) and in rabbits treated with vitamin C in their drinking water (0.5 g/d; n = 6), a 1% cholesterol diet (n = 12), or a combination of the two treatments (n = 11). The studies were performed by direct intravital microscopic imaging of the conjunctiva of both eyes to evaluate blood flow velocity, microvessel diameter, and microhemorheologic conditions. As we reported previously, changes occurred in all of the aforementioned variables as a consequence of cholesterol feeding. After 3 and 6 weeks of feeding, there was a marked and significant (P < .0001) decrease in blood flow velocity in third-order arterioles, which was accompanied by stasis and erythrocyte aggregation in the smaller conjunctival vessels. When cholesterol treatment was combined with vitamin C, blood flow was almost identical to that of controls and significantly (P < .0001) higher than that of rabbits treated with cholesterol alone. All other changes were also significantly reduced by the addition of vitamin C treatment to the cholesterol diet. Cholesterol-treated rabbits developed macroscopic arterial lesions that were not significantly reduced by vitamin C treatment. Neither circulating ox...Continue Reading

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