The Vitamin C Level in Cases with Hematological Malignancies

Abstract

Background: Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of hematological malignan-cies. Vitamin C, known for its antioxidant properties, has garnered attention in this context. There-fore, we investigated vitamin C levels in patients with hematological malignancies and evaluated the relationship between vitamin C levels and response to treatment. Materials and Methods: Our study examined 150 cases of hematological malignancies and 30 he-althy cases. The vitamin C levels of patients with hematological malignancies were compared with those of the healthy group. Results: Vitamin C levels in cases of acute myeloblastic leukemia (n=30) (p<0.001), acute lympho-blastic leukemia (n=30) (p<0.001), Hodgkin lymphoma (n=30) (p<0.001), diffuse large B-cell lympho-ma (n=30) (p<0.001), and multiple myeloma (n=30) (p<0.001) were significantly lower compared to healthy individuals. There was a significant relationship between vitamin C levels and the response to treatment in cases with acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and multiple myeloma (p=0.020, p=0.020, p=0.040, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). In Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases, a negative correla-tion was found between vitamin C levels and LDH and beta-2 microglobulin levels (p=0.001; p=0.008; p=0.017; p=0.019, respectively). Conclusions: Our study underscores the lower levels of vitamin C in patients with hematological malignancies compared to healthy individuals. Furthermore, the findings suggest that vitamin C levels could serve as a potential biomarker for predicting the response to treatment in these cases.

Keywords

• Hematological malignancies
• Vitamin C
• Oxidative stress

Hematolojik Maligniteli Olgularda C Vitamini Seviyesi

Abstract

Amaç: Oksidatif stres, hematolojik malignitelerin patogenezinde önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Anti-oksidan özellikleri ile bilinen C vitamini, bu bağlamda dikkat çekmektedir. Bu nedenle, çalışmamız hematolojik malignitelerde C vitamini seviyelerini araştırmayı ve C vitamini düzeyi ile tedaviye yanıt arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Materyal ve Metod: Çalışmamızda 150 hematolojik malignite vakası ve 30 sağlıklı vaka incelendi. Hematolojik malignite vakalarının C vitamini seviyeleri, sağlıklı grup ile karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Akut miyeloblastik lösemi (n=30) (p<0.001), akut lenfoblastik lösemi (n=30) (p<0.001), Hodgkin lenfoma (n=30) (p<0.001), diffüz büyük B-hücreli lenfoma (n=30) (p<0.001) ve multipl miye-lom (n=30) (p<0.001) vakalarında C vitamini seviyeleri, sağlıklı bireylerle karşılaştırıldığında anlamlı derecede düşüktü. Akut miyeloblastik lösemi, akut lenfoblastik lösemi, Hodgkin lenfoma, diffüz büyük B-hücreli lenfoma ve multipl miyeloma vakalarında C vitamini seviyeleri ile kemoterapiye yanıt arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu (sırasıyla p=0.020, p=0.020, p=0.040, p<0.001, p<0.001). Hodgkin lenfoma ve non-Hodgkin lenfoma vakalarında, C vitamini seviyeleri ile laktat dehidrogenaz ve beta-2 mikroglobulin seviyeleri arasında negatif bir korelasyon bulundu (sırasıyla r=-0.59, p=0.001; r=-0.47, p=0.008; r=-0.43, p=0.017; r=-0.42, p=0.019). Sonuç: Çalışmamız, hematolojik malignitelerde sağlıklı bireylerle karşılaştırıldığında C vitamini sevi-yelerinin daha düşük olduğunu vurgulamaktadır. Ayrıca, bulgular, C vitamini seviyelerinin bu vakalar-da kemoterapiye yanıtı öngörmek için potansiyel bir biyobelirteç olarak hizmet edebileceğini öner-mektedir.

Keywords

• : Hematolojik maligniteler
• C vitamini
• Oksidatif stres

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