Perifer diabetisk neuropati
Den gavnlige effekt af oral alfa-liponsyre blev påvist i et forsøg offentliggjort i 2006. I dette dobbeltblind, placebo-kontrollerede forsøg fik 181 personer med perifer diabetisk neuropati enten placebo eller 600, 1.200 eller 1.800 mg alfa-liponsyre dagligt. I løbet af de fem uger, forsøget varede, kunne man påvise en gavnlig effekt i alle tre alfa-liponsyregrupper sammenlignet med placebo-gruppen. Foreløbige beviser tyder på, at alfa-liponsyre fungerer bedre, hvis det kombineres med gammalinolensyre (GLA), et andet tilskud, der anvendes mod perifer diabetisk neuropati.
Autonom neuropati
Beviserne er bedre for oralt indgivet alfa-liponsyre mod den form for diabetisk neuropati, der påvirker de nerver, der forsyner hjertet: Autonom neuropati. Diabetes beskadiger ikke blot nerver i arme og ben, men kan også påvirke de dybtliggende nerver, der kontroller organer som hjerte og fordøjelseskanal. Det såkaldte Deutsche Kardiale Autonome Neuropathie (DEKAN) forsøg fulgte 73 diabetikere med symptomer fra nerveskader, der påvirker hjertet. Behandling med 800 mg oral alfa-liponsyre dagligt viste en signifikant forbedring i forhold til placebo og gav stort set ingen bivirkninger.
Brændende mund-syndrom (BMS)
Brændende mund-syndrom giver en fornemmelse af at blive skoldet i munden, som om man har drukket noget meget varmt. Årsagen til BMS er ikke kendt, men symptomerne ligner dem, der ses ved neuropati, og derfor har man undersøgt det sundhedsfremmende potentiale ved alfa-liponsyre. I et to måneder langt, dobbelt-blind forsøg med 60 BMS-patienter var alfa-liponsyre i stand til i signifikant grad at reducere symptomerne i forhold til placebo.
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