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ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2014

Adverse effects of high doses of intravenous alpha lipoic Acid on liver mitochondria.

Michael Vigil, Burton M Berkson, Ana Patricia Garcia

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Article in Global advances in health and medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Molecular and Therapeutic Insights of Alpha-Lipoic Acid as a Potential Molecule for Disease Prevention.Revista brasileira de farmacognosia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael VigilDepartment of Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces (Dr Vigil).
Burton M BerksonIntegrative Medical Center of New Mexico, Las Cruces, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science, New Mexico State University (Dr Berkson).
Ana Patricia GarciaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Garcia).
New Mexico State University · USEmory University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alpha lipoic acid (ALA, thioctic acid), among other actions, is an essential coenzyme in the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl co-enzyme A. Therefore, it is necessary for the production of energy for aerobic organisms. Scientists have found that it can be used medically to help regenerate liver tissue, reverse the complications of diabetes mellitus, slow or stop the growth of cancer cells, and chelate heavy metals, among other actions. In this article, the authors describe the cellular mitochondrial damage from excessively high doses of this beneficial agent.

Indexed as

acute hepatic necrosisalpha-lipoic acidcancerdiabetesExtremely high dosesliver regenerationmitochondrial structural damage

Identifiers

PMID24753992
PMCPMC3921613
OpenAlexW2158547084

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