Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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Research Abstract |
Despite its strong antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activity, application of alpha-lipoic acid has been limited due to its water-insolubility. The neuroprotective effect of a newly-developed water-soluble derivative of alpha-lipoic acid was studied using 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The recovery of high-energy phosphates, ATP and phosphocreatine (energetic buffer of ATP in living cells), was significantly higher when brain slices were superfused with water-soluble alpha-lipoic acid. The electron spin resonance spectroscopy indicated a wide range of free radical scavenging activity of the water-soluble alpha-lipoic acid.
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