Review Article

Benefits of Vitamins in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

The other clinical study of vitamins and Parkinson’s disease.

VitaminsAuthorsType of studyPatients/controlsConclusions

Vitamin B3Abbott et al. [37]A Honolulu-Asia Aging Study in Japanese-AmericanTotal 8006 and observed 137 PDNiacin has no obvious relationship with clinical PD
Johnson et al. [38]A case-control study in US126/432Niacin has no relationship with PD
Fall et al. [34]A case-control study in Sweden113/263High-niacin diet can reduce the risk of PD
Hellenbrand et al. [35]A case-control study in German342/342PD patients with lower intake of niacin than controls
Vitamin CYang et al. [61]A prospective study in SwedenTotal 84,774 and observed 1329 PD casesIntake of vitamin C has a negative correlation with PD risk in women at borderline significance ()
Hughes et al. [59]A prospective study in AmericanTotal 129,422 and observed 1036 PD casesIntake of vitamin C has no relationship with PD risk
Ide et al. [58]A case-case study in Japan62 PDThe severe PD patients with significantly lower lymphocyte vitamin C levels ()
Miyake et al. [60]A case-control study in Japan249/368Intake of vitamin C has no relationship with PD risk
Zhang et al. [10]A prospective study in USTotal 124,221 and observed 371 PD casesIntake of vitamin C has no relationship with PD risk
Férnandez-Calle et al. [56]A case-control study in Spain63/63Vitamin C has no relationship with PD
King et al. [127]A case-control study in United States27/16Vitamin C was higher in PD groups
Vitamin EYang et al. [61]A prospective study in SwedenTotal 84,774 and observed 1329 PD casesDietary intake of vitamin E has negative correlation with the incidence of PD in women ()
Hughes et al. [59]A prospective study in AmericanTotal 129,422 and observed 1036 PD casesVitamin E has no relationship with PD risk
Miyake et al. [60]A case-control study in Japan249/368Vitamin E significantly reduced the risk of PD
Zhang et al. [10]A prospective study in USTotal 124,221 and observed 371 PD casesIntaking foods containing more vitamin E can reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Molina et al. [82]A case-control study in Spain34/47CSF and serum vitamin E levels have no difference between two groups
de Rijk et al. [78]A cross-sectional study in Netherlands5342 individuals including 31 PD casesIntaking 10 mg dietary vitamin E daily may reduce the risk of PD
Logroscino et al. [77]A case-control study in USA110/287Vitamins A, C, and E were not associated with PD
Férnandez-Calle et al. [80]A case-control study in Spain42/42Serum levels of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) have no difference between two groups
Vitamin DKim et al. [128]A prospective, observational study in Korea39 PD casesThe level of vitamin D might impact the olfactory dysfunction in PD
Sleeman et al. [112]A prospective observational study in England145/94Serum 25(OH)D concentrations are often lower in PD patients than controls and relate to the severity of motor symptoms
Wang et al. [110]A case-control study in China201/199The serum 25(OH)D and sunlight exposure inversely correlated with PD occurrence
Shrestha et al. [129]A prospective study in USATotal 12,762 participants and observed 67 PD casesThis study did not suggest that the vitamin D can reduce the risk of PD
Liu and Zhang [111]A case-control study in China229/120The 25(OH) D levels may be inversely associated with the PD severity
Lin et al. [130]A case-control study in China700/792They have not found the associations between the genetic variants of VDR and PD occurrence
Zhu et al. [131]A case-control study in China209/210Outdoor activity and total vitamin D intake may reduce the risk of PD
Petersen et al. [132]A case-control study in Denmark121/235They have not found the association between PD and vitamin D polymorphisms and/or 25(OH)D levels
Török et al. [133]A case-control study in Hungary100/109It showed the association between the FokI C allele and PD
Lv et al. [134]A case-control study in China483/498The study did not support the relationship between VDR gene and PD
Peterson et al. [135]A cross-sectional, observational study in USA40 PDSerum vitamin D levels are inversely related to the severity of Parkinson’s disease and play an important role in balance of PD
Suzuki et al. [96]A prospective cohort study in Japan137 PDThe 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the vitamin D receptor FokI CC genotype may be associated with the severity of the PD
Kenborg et al. [108]A case-control study in Denmark3819/19,282This study supports that working outdoors can reduce the risk of PD
Evatt et al. [136]A survey study in USA199 PD (from DATATOP)Vitamin D insufficiency is very common in early PD patients
Miyake et al. [137]A case-control study in Japan249/368The study showed that vitamin D was not related to the PD
Knekt et al. [106]The Mini-Finland Health Survey in FinlandTotal 3173 and observed 50 PD casesThe serum vitamin D concentrations were inversely correlated with the risk of PD
Kim et al. [94]A case-control study in Korea85/231Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism was associated with the PD