Anti-Oxidative Effect of Lipoic Acid in Spinal Cord Ischemia/Reperfusion
Author(s) -
Sheyda Shaafi,
Mohammad Razm Afrooz,
Babak Hajipour,
Alireza Dadashi,
Mohammad Mehdi Hosseinian,
Ali Khodadadi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000319772
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , glutathione peroxidase , ischemia , anesthesia , lipoic acid , reperfusion injury , neuroprotection , endocrinology , malondialdehyde , dismutase , glutathione , oxidative stress , antioxidant , superoxide dismutase , biochemistry , enzyme , chemistry , psychiatry
Lipoic acid (LA) is an effective anti-oxidant agent that can scavenge free radicals in biological systems. The aim of this research was to study the probable protective effect of LA in spinal ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury.
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