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Our group has recently suggested that the effects of reduced glutathione on glucose metabolism may be mediated, at least in part, by intracellular magnesium levels (Mg\n            <jats:sub>[i]<\/jats:sub>\n            ). Recent evidence suggests that vitamin E enhances glutathione levels and may play a protective role in magnesium deficiency\u2013induced cardiac lesions. To directly investigate the effects of vitamin E supplementation on insulin sensitivity in hypertension, in relation to the effects on circulating levels of reduced (GSH) and oxidized (GSSG) glutathione and on Mg\n            <jats:sub>[i]<\/jats:sub>\n            , we performed a 4-week, double-blind, randomized study of vitamin E administration (600 mg\/d) versus placebo in 24 hypertensive patients and measured whole-body glucose disposal (WBGD) by euglycemic glucose clamp, GSH\/GSSG ratios, and Mg\n            <jats:sub>[i]<\/jats:sub>\n            before and after intervention. The relationships among WBGD, GSH\/GSSG, and Mg\n            <jats:sub>[i]<\/jats:sub>\n            in both groups were evaluated. In hypertensive subjects, vitamin E administration significantly increased WBGD (25.56\u00b10.61 to 31.75\u00b10.53 \u03bcmol\/kg of fat-free mass per minute;\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.01), GSH\/GSSG ratio (1.10\u00b10.07 to 1.65\u00b10.11;\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.01), and Mg\n            <jats:sub>[i]<\/jats:sub>\n            (1.71\u00b10.042 to 1.99\u00b10.049 mmol\/L;\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            &lt;0.01). In basal conditions, WBGD was significantly related to both GSH\/GSSG ratios (\n            <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n            =0.58,\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            =0.047) and Mg\n            <jats:sub>[i]<\/jats:sub>\n            (\n            <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n            =0.78,\n            <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n            =0.003). These data show a clinical link between vitamin E administration, cellular magnesium, GSH\/GSSG ratio, and tissue glucose metabolism. Further studies are needed to explore the cellular mechanism(s) of this association.\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1161\/01.hyp.34.4.1002","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,12]],"date-time":"2012-06-12T00:53:46Z","timestamp":1339462426000},"page":"1002-1006","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":77,"title":["Effects of Vitamin E and Glutathione on Glucose Metabolism"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Mario","family":"Barbagallo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\u2013University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (M.B., L.J.D.); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (L.J.D., L.M.R.); and Department of Geriatric Medicine and Metabolic Diseases\u2013II University of Naples, Naples, Italy (R.T., G.P.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ligia J.","family":"Dominguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\u2013University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (M.B., L.J.D.); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (L.J.D., L.M.R.); and Department of Geriatric Medicine and Metabolic Diseases\u2013II University of Naples, Naples, Italy (R.T., G.P.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria Rosaria","family":"Tagliamonte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\u2013University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (M.B., L.J.D.); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (L.J.D., L.M.R.); and Department of Geriatric Medicine and Metabolic Diseases\u2013II University of Naples, Naples, Italy (R.T., G.P.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lawrence M.","family":"Resnick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\u2013University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (M.B., L.J.D.); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (L.J.D., L.M.R.); and Department of Geriatric Medicine and Metabolic Diseases\u2013II University of Naples, Naples, Italy (R.T., G.P.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Paolisso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics\u2013University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (M.B., L.J.D.); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (L.J.D., L.M.R.); and Department of Geriatric Medicine and Metabolic Diseases\u2013II University of Naples, Naples, Italy (R.T., G.P.)."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_1_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1126\/science.1523409"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1464-5491.1990.tb01302.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF00229580"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcn\/57.2.213"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcn\/57.5.650"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcn\/59.6.1291"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jn\/127.1.103"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_8_2","first-page":"581","volume":"105","year":"1985","unstructured":"Beutler E, Gelbart T. 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