| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - NO function is impaired in diabetes, and the authors suggested that this may be due not to decreased levels of the NOS enzymes (a controversial matter), but rather to reduced activity of NO itself, caused by reactive oxygen species, such as free radicals. (Ironically, NO is itself a free radical.) The strong protective action of the antioxidant lipoic acid therefore makes sense.
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