ALA may protect tissues from free radicals,
enhance glucose transport and metabolism, support nerve tissue health (especially peripheral nerves), enhance the production of cellular energy (ATP), and support liver health and detoxification.
Alpha - lipoic acid (ALA), a naturally occuring compound and a radical scavenger was shown to
enhance glucose transport and utilization in different experimental and animal models.
Not exact matches
Water
transport is
enhanced by active
transport of
glucose and amino acids in the jejunum and sodium
transport in the ileum [8].
Required to
transport glucose from the blood into the cells, chromium helps maintain
glucose levels by
enhancing insulin activity.
Whereas the improvement in insulin - mediated
glucose transport in soleus due to R - ALA was associated with decreased protein carbonyl levels (an index of oxidative stress), improvement because of ET was associated with decreased protein carbonyls as well as
enhanced GLUT - 4 protein.