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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2015

The protective effect of lipoic acid on selected cardiovascular diseases caused by age-related oxidative stress.

Beata Skibska, Anna Goraca

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Beata SkibskaDepartment of Applied Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1054-8566
Anna GoracaDepartment of Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Medical University of Lodz · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress is considered to be the primary cause of many cardiovascular diseases, including endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and heart failure. Oxidative stress increases during the aging process, resulting in either increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production or decreased antioxidant defense. The increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease is directly related to age. Aging is also associated with oxidative stress, which in turn leads to accelerated cellular senescence and organ dysfunction. Antioxidants may help lower the incidence of some pathologies of cardiovascular diseases and have antiaging properties. Lipoic acid (LA) is a natural antioxidant which is believed to have a beneficial effect on oxidative stress parameters in relation to diseases of the cardiovascular system.

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Oxidative StressAgingAnimalsCardiotonic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansThioctic AcidCardiotonic AgentsThioctic Acid

Identifiers

PMID25949771
PMCPMC4407629
OpenAlexW2025131012

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