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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
neuroscience
Co-Enzyme Q10 to treat neurological disorders: Basic mechanisms, clinical outcomes, and future research direction
CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, Volume 12, No. 5, Year 2013
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Description
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is critical for the cell power supply in mitochondria. CoQ10 shuttles electrons from complexes I and II to complex III, and can be anti-oxdiative. Neurons require high energy for synaptic transmission and therefore the mitochondria dysfunction often leads to severe neuronal degeneration, as observed in many neurological disorders. CoQ10 supplementation has been widely used to treat aging, stroke, neuromuscular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias, Huntington's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here we discuss a large number of preclinical and clinical trials for CoQ10 to elucidate the mechanisms underlying CoQ10 therapy. The rational applications as a therapeutic agent in neurological disorders are discussed. © 2013 Bentham Science Publishers.
Authors & Co-Authors
Salama, Mohamed M.
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Yuan, Ti Fei
China, Shanghai
Nci
Machado, Sergio
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
National Institute of Translational Medicine Inct-tm
Brazil, Uberlandia
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Chile, Santiago
Universidad Central de Chile
Brazil, Sao Goncalo
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira
Murillo-Rodríguez, Eric Simón
Mexico, Merida
Universidad Del Mayab
Vega, José A.
Spain, Oviedo
Universidad de Oviedo
Menendez-Gonzalez, Manuel
Spain, Oviedo
Universidad de Oviedo
Spain, Mieres
Hospital Alvarez-buylla
Nardi, Antonio E.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
National Institute of Translational Medicine Inct-tm
Arias-Carrion, Oscar
Mexico, Mexico
Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2174/18715273113129990071
ISSN:
18715273
e-ISSN:
19963181
Research Areas
Disability
Noncommunicable Diseases