Abstract
Relative α-lipoic acid content of diabetic livers was considerably less than that of normal livers as determined by gas chromatography. It was not possible to detect any dihydrolipoic acid in the livers. Biochemical abnormalities such as hyperglycaemia, ketonemia, reduction in liver glycogen and impaired incorporation of [2-14C] -acetate into fatty acids in alloxan diabetic rats were brought to near normal levels by the oral or intraperitoneal administration of dihydrolipoic acid. The effect of α-lipoic acid was comparable to that of dihydrolipoic acid in reducing the blood sugar levels of diabetic rabbits during a glucose tolerance test.
The results suggest that the mode of action of lipoic acid was through stimulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase.
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Abbreviations
- DTO:
-
Dihydrolipoic acid
- LS2:
-
lipoic acid
- CoA:
-
coenzyme A
- NMR:
-
nuclear magnetic resonance
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Natraj, C.V., Gandhi, V.M. & Menon, K.K.G. Lipoic acid and diabetes: Effect of dihydrolipoic acid administration in diabetic rats and rabbits. J. Biosci. 6, 37–46 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702855
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