Therapeutic Benefits of Alpha-Lipoic Acid Supplementation in Diabetes Mellitus : A Narrative Review

Elevated oxidative stress is a common denominator between pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and diabetes complications, prompting the use of antioxidant compounds in diabetes therapy. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), has been investigated for its role as a potent antioxidant in diabetes treatment and the results from clinical trials indicate improved glucose metabolism, reduced oxidative stress, improved endothelial dysfunction, a decline in platelet reactivity and moderate improvements to weight loss yet conflicting data regarding insulin metabolism. ALA inhibits nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB), chelates divalent transient metal ions and induces the expression of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). This narrative review explores the results from clinical trials investigating the role of ALA in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Journal of dietary supplements - 19(2022), 4 vom: 23., Seite 566-586

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jeffrey, Sam [VerfasserIn]
Isaac Samraj, Punitha [VerfasserIn]
Sundara Raj, Behin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

73Y7P0K73Y
Alpha-lipoic acid
Antioxidants
Diabetes mellitus
Glucose metabolism
Journal Article
Review
Thioctic Acid
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes

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Date Completed 23.06.2022

Date Revised 23.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/19390211.2021.2020387

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334754771