Antioxidant Properties of Alpha-Lipoic (Thioctic) Acid Treatment on Renal and Heart Parenchyma in a Rat Model of Hypertension

• Main Authors: Ilenia Martinelli (Author), Daniele Tomassoni (Author), Proshanta Roy (Author), Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli (Author), Francesco Amenta (Author), Seyed Khosrow Tayebati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Renal and cardiac impairments are frequent events in the presence of hypertension. Organ damage is mainly linked to oxidative stress due to high blood pressure and may be reduced by antioxidant supplementation. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is one of most effective antioxidants. It is widely used as a nut...