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To ascertain the role of oxidative stress in senescence induction, cells were incubated with ascorbate (vitamin C) or Trolox (vitamin E derivative), two well-characterized antioxidants, which are water or lipid soluble respectively
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However, in a more recent randomized, placebo-controlled study in 102 subjects, daily supplementation with 600 mg of lipoic acid (+/- 800 mg of vitamin E [-tocopherol]) for 16 weeks had no effect on fasting blood glucose, fasting blood insulin, or a measure of insulin resistance called the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index (59)