VITAMIN C TO FIGHT AGAINST MSG

Dr. Xiong and colleagues had laboratory tested a well known antioxidant vitamin, ascorbic acid's ability to prevent MSG induced neuronal damage. Vitamin C is also known as a potent endogenous neuroprotectant in the brain.

In the experiment they have co-added 1 mM of ascorbic acid to culture medium of nerve cells, along with MSG.

"It showed a clear protection. The results are promising", the lead investigator of current study added. However grossly reduced fruit intake in modern society, inevitably places vulnerable groups at elevated risk when it comes to vitamin C deficiency.



Treatment with Vitamin C or pretreatment with low dose of MSG reduced MSG damage of mature neurons. A. Neurons treated with 30 µM MSG alone for 24h. B. Neurons treated with 30 µM MSG + 1 mM Vitamin C for 24h. C. Neurons were treated with 3 µM MSG for 12h followed by 30 µM MSG for 24h. Scale bar: 20 µm.

source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802046/