Alpha-lipoic acid research Alpha-lipoic acid inhibits hepatic PAI-1 expression and fibrosis by inhibiting the TGF-beta signaling pathway Min AK, Kim MK, Seo HY, Kim HS, Jang BK, Hwang JS, Choi HS, Lee KU, Park KG, Lee IK.Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Mar 12;393(3):536-41. Epub 2010 Feb 12. Accumulating evidence suggests that plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 […]
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What is non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a wide spectrum of liver diseases ranging from the most common, fatty liver (accumulation of fat in the liver, also known as steatosis), to non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH, fat in the liver causing liver inflammation), to cirrhosis (irreversible, advanced […]
Help your Liver Naturally Alpha Lipoic Acid Alpha lipoic acid, also known as thioctic acid, is a disulfide compound that is a co-factor in vital energy-producing reactions in the body. ALA was discovered in 1951, and was first recognized for its effect on liver growth. In the late 1980’s it was recognized for its powerful […]