Beneficial effects of α-lipoic acid in diabetes- and drug- induced liver injury

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  • Aleksandra Uskoković Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-1102
  • Svetlana Dinić Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7612-3117
  • Nevena Grdović Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1504-4578
  • Jelena Arambašić Jovanović Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-0668
  • Melita Vidaković Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8410-6264
  • Goran Poznanović Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-7017
  • Mirjana Mihailović Dept. of Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8097-1186

Keywords:

α-lipoic acid, diabetic complications, liver injury, oxidative stress, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, drug toxicity

Abstract

Review Article


Abstract: This review summarizes the effects of α-lipoic acid (LA) on liver damage and complications in diabetes and drug toxicity. LA is a naturally occurring dithiol compound that plays an essential role in mitochondrial metabolism in its protein-bound form. In contrast, free LA in supplements has diverse biological actions, and its antioxidant effect is its most studied and important activity. Due to its strong antioxidant potential, LA could have a promising role in the treatment of pathologies resulting from an imbalance in redox homeostasis. This includes diabetes, which produces deleterious effects on many organs, including the liver. In diabetes specifically, LA prevents β-cell destruction, enhances glucose uptake, and its antioxidant effects may be particularly useful in slowing down the development of diabetic complications. Diabetes-related liver damage is a serious complication in which oxidative stress is the main contributor to tissue injury. Oxidative stress is regarded as one of the main pathological mechanisms underlying liver pathologies provoked by other insults, such as drug toxicity, where LA could also be a useful agent in therapeutic intervention. However, before wider application of LA in a clinical setting, experimental and clinical research needs to be extended.

https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS180503023U

Received: May 3, 2018; Revised: May 24, 2018; Accepted: May 29, 2018; Published online: June 7, 2018

How to cite this article: Uskoković A, Dinić S, Grdović N, Arambašić-Jovanović J, Vidaković M, Poznanović G, Mihailović M. Beneficial effects of α-lipoic acid in diabetes- and drug- induced liver injury. Arch Biol Sci. 2018;70(4):621-8.

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Uskoković A, Dinić S, Grdović N, Arambašić Jovanović J, Vidaković M, Poznanović G, Mihailović M. Beneficial effects of α-lipoic acid in diabetes- and drug- induced liver injury. Arch Biol Sci [Internet]. 2018Dec.4 [cited 2024Apr.20];70(4):621-8. Available from: https://www.serbiosoc.org.rs/arch/index.php/abs/article/view/2910

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