The coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced as a global pandemic by the
World Health Organization. Challenges arise concerning how to optimally support the …

Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient for humans, with pleiotropic functions related to its
ability to donate electrons. It is a potent antioxidant and a cofactor for a family of biosynthetic …

The immune system provides defence to the host against pathogenic organisms. A weak
immune system increases susceptibility to infections and allows infections to become more …

Background Every day the skin is constantly exposed to several harmful factors that induce
oxidative stress. When the cells are incapable to maintain the balance between antioxidant …

Through food intake, humans obtain a variety of nutrients that are essential for growth,
cellular function, tissue development, energy, and immune defense. A special interaction …

Wound healing is a recovering process of damaged tissues by replacing dysfunctional
injured cellular structures. Natural compounds for wound treatment have been widely used …

Background Trace elements and vitamins, named together micronutrients (MNs), are
essential for human metabolism. Recent research has shown the importance of MNs in …

A short course of intravenous vitamin C in pharmacological dose seems a promising, well
tolerated, and cheap adjuvant therapy to modulate the overwhelming oxidative stress in …

Burn injuries are a major global problem, with a high risk of infection and mortality. This
study aimed to develop an injectable hydrogel for wound dressings, composed of sodium …

Wound healing is a complex and energy-demanding process. The relationship between
nutrition and wound healing has been recognized for many centuries. Several studies have …