Lipid lowering effect of antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid in experimental atherosclerosis.

• Main Authors: Amom, Zulkhairi, Zakaria, Zaiton, Mohamed, Jamaludin, Azlan, Azrina, Bahari, Hasnah, Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat, Mohd Moklas, Mohamad Aris, Osman, Khairul, Asmawi, Zanariyah, Nik Hassan, Mohamed Kamal
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Institute of Applied Biochemistry 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15464/1/Lipid%20lowering%20effect%20of%20antioxidant%20alpha.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15464/; http://www.agbi.tsukuba.ac.jp

Accumulating data demonstrated that hypercholesterolemia and oxidative stress play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. In the present study, a protective activity of alpha-lipoic acid; a metabolic antioxidant in hypercholesterolemic-induced animals was investigated. Eighteen adu...