Role of the Synthetic B1 Vitamin Sulbutiamine on Health.

ABSTRACT: Sulbutiamine is a thiamine derivative developed in Japan in the mid-60's as a beriberi treatment drug. Since then, different potential applications have been described. For instance, there is some evidence that sulbutiamine can have anti-fatigue, nootropic, and antioxidant effects, which led to its use as a sport supplement (although some authors argue it is actually a masking doping strategy). Moreover, this molecule has been proposed as a possible treatment for some microsporidial infections and even for certain types of cancer. Despite these potential effects, sulbutiamine is still a relatively unknown molecule, which justifies the present review, where we discuss its history and the existing literature on its health applications. We conclude that there is a great potential for sulbutia

SUBMITTER: Starling-Soares B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7210561 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature