Oxidative stress is increased in the retina in diabetes, and it is considered to play an important role in the development of retinopathy. alpha-Lipoic acid, a thiol antioxidant, has been shown to have beneficial effects on polyneuropathy and on the parameters of oxidative stress in various tissues, including nerve, kidney, and retina. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of alph...

The present study was planned to investigate the ameliorative effects of α-lipoic acid (α-LA) supplementation against aluminium chloride (AlCl3) induced hepatotoxicity in rats. The results showed that rats consuming diets with AlCl3 added had poor growth performance, and most serum hematological indexes were significantly altered compared to the control. Biochemical results showed that lipid pe...

Hypertension often occurs in conjunction with insulin resistance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether sustained renal hypertension increases the risk of diabetes mellitus in rats, and to define the underlying mechanisms. Two-kidney, one-clip hypertensive (2K1C) rats received captopril (50 mg/kg/day), α-lipoic acid (100 mg/kg/day), or vehicle treatment for 3 months after surgery. B...

22 We previously reported that ACE2 compensatory activity is impaired by the 23 disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 (ADAM17) and lack of ACE2 is associated 24 with oxidative stress in neurogenic hypertension. To investigate the relationship 25 between ADAM17 and oxidative stress, Neuro2A cells were treated with Ang-II 26 (100 nM) 24 h after vehicle or α-lipoic acid (LA: 500 μM). ADAM17 expressio...

Silver (SN) nanoparticles were re‐dispersed in aqueous solution of Pluronic F127 and complexed with the antioxidant, alpha‐ Lipoic acid (LA). The nanoparticle ‐ LA complex (SN‐LA) was characterized using SEM. SN‐ LA exhibited DPPH radical scavenging activity in vitro and anti‐ inflammatory activity against acute and chronic paw models of edema in mice. SN‐LA protected ...

Alpha-lipoic acid (LA) is an important enzyme cofactor widely used by organisms and is also a natural antioxidant for the treatment of pathologies driven by low levels of endogenous antioxidants. In order to establish a safer and more efficient process for LA production, we developed a new biological method for LA synthesis based on the emerging knowledge of lipoic acid biosynthesis. We first c...