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“It is also important to highlight that in regard to glucose monitoring, FSBG readings will be erroneously elevated following IV ascorbate use and insulin should not be administered to patients based on these readings.”
“ Insulin increased the intracellular concentration of ascorbate derived from DHAA and also increased the initial rates of uptake of DHAA and 2-deoxyglucose, but not that of ascorbate.”
“However, at 2 micrograms ascorbate per ml, the integrity of the insoluble elastin is lost and lysyl oxidase activity is decreased.”
“In the presence of ascorbate , there is an increase in collagen synthesis with a concomitant decrease in insoluble elastin and lysyl oxidase activity in cultured rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells.”