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Lipoic acid

Lipoic acid is regarded as a coenzyme in the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of the citric acid cycle. It is generally involved in oxidative decarboxylations of keto acids and is presented as a growth factor for some organisms.

Lipoic acid (or alpha lipoic acid) is able to pass the blood brain barrier and is used for detoxification of inorganic mercury attached to the brain cells and used for removal of mercury and into the blood stream as alpha lipoic acid is a sulfur compound which readily binds to the mercury. In the blood stream, another chelator such as DMSA (Dimercaptosuccinic Acid) or MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) is used as a chelator to removed it safely into urine excretion. Both DMSA and MSM cannot cross the blood brain barrier, which is why both Lipoic acid and DMSA are used. It is being hypothesized that the used of this treatment along with Carnitine, DMG (dimethylglycine), Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, and Magnesium is used along side for treatment of autism and amalgam poisoning. It is hypothesized that the reason why autism is difficult to treat is that mercury in its inorganic form is attached to the brain cells and most medicine and vitamin supplements do not penetrate the blood brain barrier. However, alpha lipoic acid and perhaps vitamin B12 could making it possible for other chelators to remove safely out of the body and perhaps be used one day as a treatment for autism.

Because Lipoic acid is related to cellular uptake of glucose and it is both soluble in water and fat, it is being used for treatment in diabetes. Aging rat studies has shown that the use of carnitine and lipoic acid results in improved memory performance and delayed structural mitochondrial decay. As a result, it may be helpful for people with Alzheimer disease or Parkinson's disease.

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