In a study involving mice, the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid was found to attenuate cognitive dysfunction induced by radiation. Mice exposed to whole-body X-irradiation (6Gy) were found to have impairment in…
In a retrospective review of the medical records of 195 consecutive patients who sought treatment for sore, burning mouth, treatment with alpha-lipoic acid (600 mg/d in divided doses) was found…
In this study, administration of carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid to aged rats was found to increase skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration, and in turn, increase the level of ATP. The study…
In a study involving 30 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, intravenous administration of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) for 3 weeks was found to reduce concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine (mean change:…