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Coenzyme Q10 decreases amyloid pathology and improves behavior in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 1 Jan 2011
Dumont Magali, Kipiani Khatuna, Yu Fangmin, Wille Elizabeth, Katz Maya, Calingasan Noel Y, Gouras Gunnar K, Lin Michael T, Beal M Flint
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Increased oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A large body of evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction and increased reactive oxygen species occur prior to amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, is well characterized as a neuroprotective antioxidant in animal models and human trials of...
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