Effect of (R)-α-lipoic acid supplementation on serum lipids and antioxidative ability in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-297

  Sun, Ying Dong ^a   Dong, You Dan ^a   Fan, Rui ^b   Zhai, Ling Ling ^a   Bai, Ying Long ^a   Jia, Li Hong ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenyang AIER Ophthalmology Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

(R) lipoic acid; Age related macular degeneration; Malondialdehyde; Serum lipids; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK FACTORS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84861796305     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338444     Document Type: Article

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