Vitamin D supplementation in early childhood and risk of type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: To assess whether vitamin D supplementation in infancy reduces the risk of type 1 diabetes in later life. Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis using Medline, Embase,…

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Treatment of symptomatic diabetic polyneuropathy with the antioxidant [alpha]-lipoic acid: a meta-analysis.

Abstract: Aims: To determine the efficacy and safety of 600 mg of [alpha]-lipoic acid given intravenously over 3 weeks in diabetic patients with symptomatic polyneuropathy. Methods: We searched the database…

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Dietary -Lipoic Acid Supplementation Inhibits Atherosclerotic Lesion Development in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient and Apolipoprotein E/Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice

Background —  Vascular inflammation and lipid deposition are prominent features of atherosclerotic lesion formation. We have shown previously that the dithiol compound -lipoic acid (LA) exerts antiinflammatory effects by inhibiting…

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