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Renal preservation effect of ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10. Clin Exp Nephrol 2010; 15:30-3. [PMID: 20878200 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-010-0350-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 08/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the renal preservation effect of ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). METHODS Three-week-old heminephrectomized male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups (10 animals each): diet with normal (0.3%) salt, high (8%) salt, and high salt plus 600 mg/kg body weight/day of ubiquinol, for 4 weeks. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), urinary albumin (u-alb), superoxide anion generation (lucigenin chemiluminescence) and ubiquinol levels in renal tissues were examined. RESULTS Salt loading increased SBP (111.0 ± 3.6 vs. 169.4 ± 14.3 mmHg, p < 0.01) and u-alb (43.8 ± 28.0 vs. 2528.7 ± 1379.0 µg/day, p < 0.02). These changes were associated with stimulation of superoxide generation in the kidney (866.3 ± 102.8 vs. 2721.4 ± 973.3 RLU/g kidney, p < 0.01). However, ubiquinol decreased SBP (143.9 ± 29.0 mmHg, p < 0.05), u-alb (256.1 ± 122.1 µg/day, p < 0.02), and renal superoxide production (877.8 ± 195.6 RLU/g kidney, p < 0.01), associated with an increase in renal ubiquinol levels. CONCLUSION Ubiquinol, the reduced form of CoQ10, effectively ameliorates renal function, probably due to its antioxidant effect. Thus, ubiquinol may be a candidate for the treatment of patients with kidney disease.
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Zhou H, Yue Y, Liu G, Li Y, Zhang J, Yan Z, Duan M. Characterisation and Skin Distribution of Lecithin-Based Coenzyme Q10-Loaded Lipid Nanocapsules. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2010; 5:1561-9. [PMID: 21076708 PMCID: PMC2956036 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9677-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the inner lipid ratio on the physicochemical properties and skin targeting of surfactant-free lecithin-based coenzyme Q10-loaded lipid nanocapsules (CoQ10-LNCs). The smaller particle size of CoQ10-LNCs was achieved by high pressure and a lower ratio of CoQ10/GTCC (Caprylic/capric triglyceride); however, the zeta potential of CoQ10-LNCs was above /- 60 mV/ with no distinct difference among them at different ratios of CoQ10/GTCC. Both the crystallisation point and the index decreased with the decreasing ratio of CoQ10/GTCC and smaller particle size; interestingly, the supercooled state of CoQ10-LNCs was observed at particle size below about 200 nm, as verified by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in one heating-cooling cycle. The lecithin monolayer sphere structure of CoQ10-LNCs was investigated by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM). The skin penetration results revealed that the distribution of Nile red-loaded CoQ10-LNCs depended on the ratio of inner CoQ10/GTCC; moreover, epidermal targeting and superficial dermal targeting were achieved by the CoQ10-LNCs application. The highest fluorescence response was observed at a ratio of inner CoQ10/GTCC of 1:1. These observations suggest that lecithin-based LNCs could be used as a promising topical delivery vehicle for lipophilic compounds.
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- Huafeng Zhou
- State-key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
- Jiangsu Longliqi Bioscience Co., Ltd., 215555, Suzhou, China
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- State-key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State-key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State-key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State-key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Longliqi Bioscience Co., Ltd., 215555, Suzhou, China
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- State-key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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Ouchi A, Nagaoka SI, Mukai K. Tunneling Effect in Regeneration Reaction of Vitamin E by Ubiquinol. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:6601-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp910856m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Aya Ouchi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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Abdallah GM, El-Sayed ESM, Abo-Salem OM. Effect of lead toxicity on coenzyme Q levels in rat tissues. Food Chem Toxicol 2010; 48:1753-6. [PMID: 20385196 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Revised: 03/21/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lead is a persistent and common environmental contaminant, which chiefly plays a significant role in modern industry. Coenzyme Q acts as electron and proton carrier in mitochondria and functions as an antioxidant in its reduced form (ubiquinol). To investigate the hazardous effects of lead on the coenzyme Q level, rats were injected i.p. with lead acetate (5 mg/kg b.wt. daily for 6 weeks). Our results showed that the levels of both oxidized (ubiquinone) and reduced (ubiquinol) forms of coenzyme Q(9) and Q(10) in serum, brain, liver and kidney of lead-treated rats are quite different depending on the organ tissue type.
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- Gamil M Abdallah
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr-City, Cairo, Egypt
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Kusumoto C, Kinugawa T, Morikawa H, Teraoka M, Nishida T, Murawaki Y, Yamada K, Matsura T. Protection by Exogenously Added Coenzyme Q(9) against Free Radical-Induced Injuries in Human Liver Cells. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2010; 46:244-51. [PMID: 20490320 PMCID: PMC2872230 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.09-128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2009] [Accepted: 01/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Reduced coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)H(2)) is known as a potent antioxidant in biological systems. However, it is not yet known whether CoQ(9)H(2) could act as an antioxidant in human cells. The aim of this study is to assess whether exogenously added CoQ(9) can protect human liver cells against injuries induced by a water-soluble radical initiator, 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and a lipid-soluble radical initiator, 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (AMVN). CoQ(9)-enriched cells were obtained by treatment of HepG2 cells with 10 microM CoQ(9) liposomes for 24 h. CoQ(9)-enriched cells were exposed to 10 mM AAPH and 500 microM AMVN over 4 h and 24 h, respectively. The loss of viability after treatment with AAPH or AMVN was much less in CoQ(9)-enriched cells than in naive HepG2 cells. The decrease in glutathione and the increase in thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance after treatment with AAPH or AMVN were also suppressed in CoQ(9)-enriched cells. The incubation of CoQ(9)-enriched cells with AAPH or AMVN led to a decrease in cellular CoQ(9)H(2) and reciprocal increase in cellular CoQ(9) resulting from its antioxidant function. Taken together, it was demonstrated for the first time that exogenously added CoQ(9) could prevent oxidative stress-mediated damage to human cells by virtue of its antioxidant activity.
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- Chiaki Kusumoto
- Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan
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Sivitz WI, Yorek MA. Mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetes: from molecular mechanisms to functional significance and therapeutic opportunities. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:537-77. [PMID: 19650713 PMCID: PMC2824521 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 507] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Given their essential function in aerobic metabolism, mitochondria are intuitively of interest in regard to the pathophysiology of diabetes. Qualitative, quantitative, and functional perturbations in mitochondria have been identified and affect the cause and complications of diabetes. Moreover, as a consequence of fuel oxidation, mitochondria generate considerable reactive oxygen species (ROS). Evidence is accumulating that these radicals per se are important in the pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications. In this review, we first present basic concepts underlying mitochondrial physiology. We then address mitochondrial function and ROS as related to diabetes. We consider different forms of diabetes and address both insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity. We also address the role of mitochondrial uncoupling and coenzyme Q. Finally, we address the potential for targeting mitochondria in the therapy of diabetes.
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- William I Sivitz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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Pravst I, Žmitek K, Žmitek J. Coenzyme Q10 Contents in Foods and Fortification Strategies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2010; 50:269-80. [DOI: 10.1080/10408390902773037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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There are many organelles within a cell, each with individual responsibilities required for life. Of these organelles, the mitochondria are the hemi of the cell, producing the energy necessary for cell function. Reactive oxygen species can cause mitochondrial dysfunction and contribute to many diseases often seen in emergency departments. When reactive oxygen species are produced, the mitochondria undergo functional and structural changes causing the release of cytochrome c. Cytochrome c is responsible for activating apoptotic pathways leading to cell death. Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is needed to maintain homeostasis in the body; however, when this occurs prematurely by an increase in reactive oxygen species production, many pathological conditions can occur. Clinicians in emergency departments caring for patients with different diseases should consider that the mitochondria may play an important role in patients' recovery. For instance, myocardial infarctions and burns are two examples of altered physiologic states that play a role in mitochondrial dysfunction. Awareness of the different treatments that target the mitochondria will prepare emergency department clinicians to better care for their patients.
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Maghzal GJ, Leck MC, Collinson E, Li C, Stocker R. Limited role for the bilirubin-biliverdin redox amplification cycle in the cellular antioxidant protection by biliverdin reductase. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:29251-9. [PMID: 19690164 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.037119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In mammalian cells, heme is degraded by heme oxygenase to biliverdin, which is then reduced to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase (BVR). Both bile pigments have reducing properties, and bilirubin is now generally considered to be a potent antioxidant, yet it remains unclear how it protects cells against oxidative damage. A presently popular explanation for the antioxidant function of bilirubin is a redox cycle in which bilirubin is oxidized to biliverdin and then recycled by BVR. Here, we reexamined this putative BVR-mediated redox cycle. We observed that lipid peroxidation-mediated oxidation of bilirubin in chloroform, a model of cell membrane-bound bilirubin, did not yield biliverdin, a prerequisite for the putative redox cycle. Similarly, H(2)O(2) did not oxidize albumin-bound bilirubin to biliverdin, and in vitro oxidation of albumin or ligandin-bound bilirubin by peroxyl radicals gave modest yields of biliverdin. In addition, decreasing cellular BVR protein and activity in HeLa cells using RNA interference did not alter H(2)O(2)-mediated cell death, just as BVR overexpression failed to enhance protection of these cells against H(2)O(2)-mediated damage, irrespective of whether bilirubin or biliverdin were added to the cells as substrate for the putative redox cycle. Similarly, transformation of human BVR into hmx1 (heme oxygenase) mutant yeast did not provide protection against H(2)O(2) toxicity above that seen in hmx1 mutant yeast expressing human heme oxygenase-1. Together, these results argue against the BVR-mediated redox cycle playing a general or important role as cellular antioxidant defense mechanism.
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- Ghassan J Maghzal
- Centre for Vascular Research, School of Medical Sciences (Pathology) and Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Medical Foundation Building K25, 92-94 Parramatta Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Available data on the absorption, metabolism and pharmacokinetics of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) are reviewed in this paper. CoQ10 has a fundamental role in cellular bioenergetics. CoQ10 is also an important antioxidant. Because of its hydrophobicity and large molecular weight, absorption of dietary CoQ10 is slow and limited. In the case of dietary supplements, solubilized CoQ10 formulations show enhanced bioavailability. The T(max) is around 6 h, with an elimination half-life of about 33 h. The reference intervals for plasma CoQ10 range from 0.40 to 1.91 micromol/l in healthy adults. With CoQ10 supplements there is reasonable correlation between increase in plasma CoQ10 and ingested dose up to a certain point. Animal data show that CoQ10 in large doses is taken up by all tissues including heart and brain mitochondria. This has implications for therapeutic applications in human diseases, and there is evidence for its beneficial effect in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. CoQ10 has an excellent safety record.
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Balakrishnan P, Lee BJ, Oh DH, Kim JO, Lee YI, Kim DD, Jee JP, Lee YB, Woo JS, Yong CS, Choi HG. Enhanced oral bioavailability of Coenzyme Q10 by self-emulsifying drug delivery systems. Int J Pharm 2009; 374:66-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Baqi Y, Atzler K, Köse M, Glänzel M, Müller CE. High-Affinity, Non-Nucleotide-Derived Competitive Antagonists of Platelet P2Y12 Receptors. J Med Chem 2009; 52:3784-93. [DOI: 10.1021/jm9003297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Younis Baqi
- PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, Pharmaceutical Chemistry I, Pharmaceutical Sciences Bonn (PSB), University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, D-53121 Bonn, Germany, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, Albertstraβe 25, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, Pharmaceutical Chemistry I, Pharmaceutical Sciences Bonn (PSB), University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, D-53121 Bonn, Germany, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, Albertstraβe 25, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, Pharmaceutical Chemistry I, Pharmaceutical Sciences Bonn (PSB), University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, D-53121 Bonn, Germany, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, Albertstraβe 25, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, Pharmaceutical Chemistry I, Pharmaceutical Sciences Bonn (PSB), University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, D-53121 Bonn, Germany, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, Albertstraβe 25, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- PharmaCenter Bonn, Pharmaceutical Institute, Pharmaceutical Chemistry I, Pharmaceutical Sciences Bonn (PSB), University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, D-53121 Bonn, Germany, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, Albertstraβe 25, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Hikosaka K, Kim J, Kajita M, Kanayama A, Miyamoto Y. Platinum nanoparticles have an activity similar to mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2008; 66:195-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2008.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dröse S, Brandt U. The mechanism of mitochondrial superoxide production by the cytochrome bc1 complex. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:21649-54. [PMID: 18522938 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803236200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the mitochondrial respiratory chain is considered to be one of the major causes of degenerative processes associated with oxidative stress. Mitochondrial ROS has also been shown to be involved in cellular signaling. It is generally assumed that ubisemiquinone formed at the ubiquinol oxidation center of the cytochrome bc(1) complex is one of two sources of electrons for superoxide formation in mitochondria. Here we show that superoxide formation at the ubiquinol oxidation center of the membrane-bound or purified cytochrome bc(1) complex is stimulated by the presence of oxidized ubiquinone indicating that in a reverse reaction the electron is transferred onto oxygen from reduced cytochrome b(L) via ubiquinone rather than during the forward ubiquinone cycle reaction. In fact, from mechanistic studies it seems unlikely that during normal catalysis the ubisemiquinone intermediate reaches significant occupancies at the ubiquinol oxidation site. We conclude that cytochrome bc(1) complex-linked ROS production is primarily promoted by a partially oxidized rather than by a fully reduced ubiquinone pool. The resulting mechanism of ROS production offers a straightforward explanation of how the redox state of the ubiquinone pool could play a central role in mitochondrial redox signaling.
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- Stefan Dröse
- Molecular Bioenergetics Group, Cluster of Excellence Frankfurt-Macromolecular Complexes, Medical School, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Kubo H, Fujii K, Kawabe T, Matsumoto S, Kishida H, Hosoe K. Food content of ubiquinol-10 and ubiquinone-10 in the Japanese diet. J Food Compost Anal 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2007.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Investigation of coenzyme Q biosynthesis in human fibroblast and HepG2 cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 70:909-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kitano M, Mizuhashi F, Kubo H, Kishida H, Fujii K, Kitahara M, Hosoe K. Evaluation of the mutagenic and genotoxic potential of ubiquinol. Int J Toxicol 2008; 26:533-44. [PMID: 18066969 DOI: 10.1080/10915810701707460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ubiquinol (the reduced form of coenzyme Q(10)) is the two-electron reduction product of ubiquinone (the oxidized form of coenzyme Q(10)), and has been shown to be an integral part of living cells, where it functions as an antioxidant in both mitochondria and lipid membranes. To provide information to enable a Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) evaluation for the use of ubiquinol in selected foods, a series of Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and good laboratory practice (GLP) toxicological studies was conducted to evaluate the mutagenic and genotoxic potential of Kaneka QH brand of ubiquinol. Ubiquinol did not induce reverse mutations in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA100, TA1535, TA98, and TA1537 and Escherichia coli WP2uvrA at concentrations up to 5000 mu g/plate, in either the absence and presence of exogenous metabolic activation by rat liver S9. Likewise, ubiquinol did not induce chromosome aberrations in Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (CHL/IU) cells in short-term (6-h) tests with or without rat liver S9 at concentrations up to 5000 mu g/ml or in a continuous (24-h) treatment test at concentrations up to 1201 mu g/ml. Finally, no mortalities, no abnormal clinical signs, and no significant increase in chromosome damage were observed in an in vivo micronucleus test when administered orally at doses up to 2000 mg/kg/day. Thus, ubiquinol was evaluated as negative in the bacterial reverse mutation, chromosomal aberration, and rat bone marrow micronucleus tests under the conditions of these assays.
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- Mitsuaki Kitano
- Life Science Research Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Hyogo, Japan.
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Kitano M, Watanabe D, Oda S, Kubo H, Kishida H, Fujii K, Kitahara M, Hosoe K. Subchronic Oral Toxicity of Ubiquinol in Rats and Dogs. Int J Toxicol 2008; 27:189-215. [DOI: 10.1080/10915810801978060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ubiquinol is the two-electron reduction product of ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10or CoQ10) and functions as an antioxidant in both mitochondria and lipid membranes. In humans and most mammals, including dogs, the predominant form of coenzyme Q is coenzyme Q10, whereas the primary form in rodents is coenzyme Q9(CoQ9). Therefore, the subchronic toxicity of ubiquinol was evaluated and compared in Sprague-Dawley rats and beagle dogs. In the initial rat study, males and females were given ubiquinol at doses of 0, 300, 600, or 1200 mg/kg or ubiquinone at 1200 mg/kg by gavage for 13 weeks. This was followed by the second study, where females were given with doses of 75, 150, 200, or 300 mg/kg/day in order to determine a no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL). In the dog study, the test material was administered to males and females at dose levels of 150, 300, and 600 mg/kg, and ubiquinone was included at 600 mg/kg. Clinical observations, mortality, body weights, food and water consumption, ophthalmoscopy, urinalysis, hematology, blood biochemistry, gross findings, organ weights, and histopathological findings were examined. In both species, determination of plasma and liver ubiquinol concentrations, measured as total coenzyme Q10, were performed. There were no deaths or test article–related effects in body weight, food consumption, ophthalmology, urinalysis, or hematology in rats. Histopathological examinations revealed test article–related effects on the liver, spleen, and mesenteric lymph node in female rats but not in male rats. In the liver, fine vacuolation of hepatocytes was observed in the ubiquinol groups at 200 mg/kg and above. These changes were judged to be of no toxicological significance because they were not considered to induce cytotoxic changes. Microgranuloma and focal necrosis with accumulation of macrophages were observed in the ubiquinol groups at 300 mg/kg and above. These findings were accompanied by slight increases in blood chemistry enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], and lactate dehydrogenase [LDH]), which was suggestive of either potential hepatotoxicity or a normal physiological response to ubiguinol loading. Microgranuloma, and focal necrosis were judged to be only adverse effects induced by test article based on their incidence and pathological characteristics. These changes observed in liver were thought due to uptake of the administered ubiquinol by the liver as an adaptive response to xenobiotics, and the microgranulomas and focal necrosis were considered the results of excessive uptake of ubiquinol, which exceeded the capacity for adaptive response. Based on these findings the NOAEL in rats was conservatively estimated to be 600 mg/kg/day for males and 200 mg/kg/day for females. In dogs, there were no deaths or ubiquinol-related toxicity findings during the administration period. No test article–related effects were observed in body weight, food consumption, ophthalmology, electrocardiogram, urinalysis, hematology, or blood chemistry. Histopathological examination revealed no effects attributable to administration of ubiquinol or ubiquinone in any organs examined. Based on these findings, a NOAEL for ubiquinol in male and female dogs was estimated to be more than 600 mg/kg/day under the conditions of this study.
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- Mitsuaki Kitano
- Life Science Research Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Hyogo, Japan
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- Kannami Laboratory, Bozo Research Center Inc., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Gotemba Laboratory, Bozo Research Center Inc., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Life Science Research Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Hyogo, Japan
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- Life Science Research Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Hyogo, Japan
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- Functional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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- Functional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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- Life Science Research Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Hyogo, Japan
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Mizushina Y, Takeuchi T, Takakusagi Y, Yonezawa Y, Mizuno T, Yanagi KI, Imamoto N, Sugawara F, Sakaguchi K, Yoshida H, Fujita M. Coenzyme Q10 as a potent compound that inhibits Cdt1–geminin interaction. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1780:203-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2007] [Revised: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 09/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Itoh S, Nagaoka SI, Mukai K. Kinetic Study of the Tocopherol Regeneration Reaction by Biological Hydroquinones in Micellar Solution. J Phys Chem A 2008; 112:448-56. [DOI: 10.1021/jp075894p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shingo Itoh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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Takahashi T, Okuno M, Okamoto T, Kishi T. NADPH-dependent coenzyme Q reductase is the main enzyme responsible for the reduction of non-mitochondrial CoQ in cells. Biofactors 2008; 32:59-70. [PMID: 19096101 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520320108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We purified an NADPH-dependent coenzyme Q reductase (NADPH-CoQ reductase) in rat liver cytosol and compared its enzymatic properties with those of the other CoQ10 reductases such as NADPH: quinone acceptor oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), lipoamide dehydrogenase, thioredoxine reductase and glutathione reductase. NADPH-CoQ reductase was the only enzyme that preferred NADPH to NADH as an electron donor and was also different from the other CoQ10 reductases in the sensitivities to its inhibitors and stimulators. Especially, Zn2+ was the most powerful inhibitor for NADPH-CoQ reductase, but CoQ10 reduction by the other CoQ10 reductases could not be inhibited by Zn2+. Furthermore, the reduction of the CoQ9 incorporated into HeLa cells was also inhibited by Zn2+ in the presence of pyrithione, a zinc ionophore. Moreover, NQO1 gene silencing in HeLa cells by transfection of a small interfering RNA resulted in lowering of both the NQO1 protein level and the NQO1 activity by about 75%. However, this transfection did not affect the NADPH-CoQ reductase activity and the reduction of CoQ9 incorporated into the cells. These results suggest that the NADPH-CoQ reductase located in cytosol may be the main enzyme responsible for the reduction of non-mitochondrial CoQ in cells.
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- Takayuki Takahashi
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Health Sciences and Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan.
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a naturally occurring component present in living cells. Its physiological function is to act as an essential cofactor for ATP production, and to perform important antioxidant activities in the body. In most countries, CoQ10 has been widely used as a dietary supplement for more than 20 years. Recently, the use of CoQ10 as a dietary supplement has grown with a corresponding increase in daily dosage. The present review describes the safety profile of CoQ10 on the basis of animal and human data. The published reports concerning safety studies indicate that CoQ10 has low toxicity and does not induce serious adverse effects in humans. The acceptable daily intake (ADI) is 12mg/kg/day, calculated from the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of 1200 mg/kg/day derived from a 52-week chronic toxicity study in rats, i.e., 720 mg/day for a person weighing 60 kg. Risk assessment for CoQ10 based on various clinical trial data indicates that the observed safety level (OSL) for CoQ10 is 1200 mg/day/person. Evidence from pharmacokinetic studies suggest that exogenous CoQ10 does not influence the biosynthesis of endogenous CoQ9/CoQ10 nor does it accumulate into plasma or tissues after cessation of supplementation. Overall, these data from preclinical and clinical studies indicate that CoQ10 is highly safe for use as a dietary supplement. Additionally, analysis of CoQ10 bioavailability or its pharmacokinetics provides the pertinent safety evaluation for CoQ10.
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- Takayoshi Hidaka
- Functional Food Ingredients Division, Healthcare Products Business Unit, Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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Mukai K, Tokunaga A, Itoh S, Kanesaki Y, Ouchi A, Ohara K, Nagaoka SI, Abe K. Comparison between the free-radical-scavenging activities with vitamin E and ubiquinol in biological systems based on their reaction rates: a research account. Biofactors 2008; 32:49-58. [PMID: 19096100 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520320107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Detailed kinetic studies have been performed for the reaction of aroxyl (ArO.) radical with vitamin E (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-tocopherol, TocH), ubiquinol-10, and related antioxidants in micellar solution, using a stopped-flow spectrophotometer. The second-order reaction rates (ks) obtained increased in the order of hydroquinone < tocol<delta-TocH<ubiquinol-0<gamma-TocH-beta-TocH<ubiquinol-10<alpha-TocH at pH 4-8. The antioxidants which have lower oxidation potentials (Ep) showed higher reactivities. The reaction rates obtained in micellar solution were pH dependent because of the dissociation of OH groups in the antioxidants. For instance, by comparing the ks values with the mole fraction of each molecular form of ubiquinol-10, the reaction rate ks1 (1.21 x 10(5) M(-1)s(-1)) for undissociated form, ks2 (1.04 x 10(6) M(-1)s(-1)) for monoanion and ks3 (0 M(-1)s(-1)) for dianion, and the pKa1 and pKa2 values (11.4 and 12.7) were determined. It was found that the relative ratio of ks values (100:21:20:2.9) of alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-tocopherols in micellar dispersion has good correlation with the relative biological activities for rat fetal resorption, rat haemolysis, and chicken muscle dystrophy. The relative antioxidant activities of alpha-tocopherol and ubiquinol-10 have been discussed on the basis of the products of the ks values and their concentrations in serum and several tissues (heart, muscle, liver, kidney, and brain).
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- Kazuo Mukai
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.
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In the 50 years since the identification of coenzyme Q as an electron carrier in mitochondria, it has been identified with diverse and unexpected functions in cells. Its discovery came as a result of a search for electron carriers in mitochondria following the identification of flavin and cytochromes by Warburg, Keilin, Chance and others. As a result of investigation of membrane lipids at D.E. Green's laboratory at University of Wisconsin coenzyme Q was identified as the electron carrier between primary flavoprotein dehydrogenases and the cytochromes. Then Peter Mitchell identified the role of transmembrane proton transfer as a basis for ATP synthesis. The general distribution of coenzyme Q in all cell membranes then led to the recognition of a role as a primary antioxidant. The protonophoric function was extended to acidification of Golgi and lysosomal vericles. A further role in proton release through the plasma membrane and its relation to cell proliferation has not been fully developed. A role in generation of H202 as a messenger for hormone and cytokine action is indicated as well as prevention of apoptosis by inhibition of ceramide release. Identification of the genes and proteins required for coenzyme Q synthesis has led to a basis for defining deficiency. For 50 years Karl Folkers has led the search for deficiency and therapeutic application. The development of large scale production, better formulation for uptake, and better methods for analysis have furthered this search. The story isn't over yet. Questions remain about effects on membrane structure, breakdown and control of cellular synthesis and uptake and the basis for therapeutic action.
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- Frederick L Crane
- Department of Biological Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Accurate bond dissociation enthalpies of popular antioxidants predicted by the ONIOM-G3B3 method. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2007.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bentinger M, Brismar K, Dallner G. The antioxidant role of coenzyme Q. Mitochondrion 2007; 7 Suppl:S41-50. [PMID: 17482888 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A number of functions for coenzyme Q (CoQ) have been established during the years but its role as an effective antioxidant of the cellular membranes remains of dominating interest. This compound is our only endogenously synthesized lipid soluble antioxidant, present in all membranes and exceeding both in amount and efficiency that of other antioxidants. The protective effect is extended to lipids, proteins and DNA mainly because of its close localization to the oxidative events and the effective regeneration by continuous reduction at all locations. Its biosynthesis is influenced by nuclear receptors which may give the possibility, in the future, by using agonists or antagonists, of reestablishing the normal level in deficiencies caused by genetic mutations, aging or cardiomyopathy. An increase in CoQ concentration in specific cellular compartments in the presence of various types of oxidative stress appears to be of considerable interest.
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- Magnus Bentinger
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Ankola DD, Viswanad B, Bhardwaj V, Ramarao P, Kumar MNVR. Development of potent oral nanoparticulate formulation of coenzyme Q10 for treatment of hypertension: can the simple nutritional supplements be used as first line therapeutic agents for prophylaxis/therapy? Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2007; 67:361-9. [PMID: 17452099 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2006] [Revised: 02/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/07/2007] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an antioxidant with well-established pharmacological activities against several chronic diseases; however, it is marketed only as a nutritional supplement without any claims of its therapeutic activity and one of the reasons for this could be the poor oral bioavailability rendering difficulties in administering this molecule to achieve therapeutic concentrations. Therefore, the present investigation was aimed at improving the oral bioavailability of CoQ10 by delivering it as nanoparticulate formulation. Biodegradable nanoparticulate formulations based on poly(lactide-co-gylcolide) (PLGA) were prepared by emulsion technique using quaternary ammonium salt didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DMAB) as a stabilizer. The effect of initial CoQ10 loading on entrapment efficiency and the particle size was studied using 5-75% initial load resulting in good entrapment efficiency (61-83%) without any appreciable increase in the particle size for 5-30% loading (107-110 nm). However, 50% and 75% led to increase in particle size with no appreciable changes in entrapment efficiency. The intestinal uptake of CoQ10 as a suspension in carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), a commercial formulation and the developed nanoparticulate formulation was studied in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and found to be 45%, 75% and 79%, respectively, suggesting that solubility and permeability related problems of CoQ10 were overcome by nanoparticulate formulation. Furthermore, the developed nanoparticulate formulation was evaluated for its therapeutic potential in renal hypertensive animals (Goldblatt 2K1C model), demonstrating improved efficacy at a 60% lowered dose as compared to CoQ10 suspension and superior efficacy than the commercial formulation at an equal dose. Together, these results indicate the potential of nanotechnology in improving the therapeutic value of molecules like CoQ10, facilitating its usage as first line therapeutic agent thus revolutionizing its role in current medical therapy.
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- D D Ankola
- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, India
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Bhagavan HN, Chopra RK, Craft NE, Chitchumroonchokchai C, Failla ML. Assessment of coenzyme Q10 absorption using an in vitro digestion-Caco-2 cell model. Int J Pharm 2007; 333:112-7. [PMID: 17092667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2006] [Revised: 10/02/2006] [Accepted: 10/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The feasibility of using a coupled in vitro digestion-Caco-2 cell uptake as a model for examining the digestive stability and absorption of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) from a variety of commercially available CoQ10 products was examined. The products were first subjected to simulated digestion to mimic their passage through the GI tract to generate micelles containing CoQ10, and the micelle fractions added to monolayers of Caco-2 cells to determine CoQ10 uptake. The data demonstrate enhanced uptake of CoQ10 from formulations containing solubilized forms of CoQ10 and also from a CoQ10-gamma-cyclodextrin complex as compared with pure CoQ10 powder or tablets based on CoQ10 powder. The CoQ10 uptake by the cells was correlated with the extent of micellarization of CoQ10 during simulated digestion. Most of CoQ10 taken up by the cells was converted to ubiquinol either during or following uptake. The data also indicate a correlation between in vitro dissolution of CoQ10 products and uptake of CoQ10 by Caco-2 cells. Thus, this study demonstrates the utility of coupled in vitro digestion-Caco-2 cell model as a cost-effective screening tool that will provide useful information for the optimal design of human trials to assess the bioavailability of CoQ10 and also other bioactive compounds.
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Hosoe K, Kitano M, Kishida H, Kubo H, Fujii K, Kitahara M. Study on safety and bioavailability of ubiquinol (Kaneka QH™) after single and 4-week multiple oral administration to healthy volunteers. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2007; 47:19-28. [PMID: 16919858 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The safety and bioavailability of ubiquinol (the reduced form of coenzyme Q(10)), a naturally occurring lipid-soluble nutrient, were evaluated for the first time in single-blind, placebo-controlled studies with healthy subjects after administration of a single oral dose of 150 or 300 mg and after oral administration of 90, 150, or 300 mg for 4 weeks. No clinically relevant changes in results of standard laboratory tests, physical examination, vital signs, or ECG induced by ubiquinol were observed in any dosage groups. The C(max) and AUC(0-48 h) derived from the mean plasma ubiquinol concentration-time curves increased non-linearly with dose from 1.88 to 3.19 micro g/ml and from 74.61 to 91.76 micro g h/ml, respectively, after single administration. Trough concentrations had nearly plateaued at levels of 2.61 micro g/ml for 90 mg, 3.66 micro g/ml for 150 mg, and 6.53 micro g/ml for 300 mg at day 14, and increased non-linearly with dose in the 4-week study. In conclusion, following single or multiple-doses of ubiquinol in healthy volunteers, significant absorption of ubiquinol from the gastrointestinal tract was observed, and no safety concerns were noted on standard laboratory tests for safety or on assessment of adverse events for doses of up to 300 mg for up to 2 weeks after treatment completion.
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- Kazunori Hosoe
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Group, Life Science Research Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, 1-8 Miyamae-Machi, Takasago-Shi, Hyogo, Japan.
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Mukai K, Tokunaga A, Itoh S, Kanesaki Y, Ohara K, Nagaoka SI, Abe K. Structure-activity relationship of the free-radical-scavenging reaction by vitamin E (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-Tocopherols) and ubiquinol-10: pH dependence of the reaction rates. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:652-62. [PMID: 17228924 DOI: 10.1021/jp0650580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The reaction rates (ks) of vitamin E (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-tocopherols, TocH), ubiquinol-10, and related antioxidants (tocol, ubiquinol-0, and hydroquinone) with aroxyl (ArO(.-)) radical have been measured in micellar solution by stopped-flow spectrophotometer. The ks values increased in the order of hydroquinone < tocol < delta-TocH < ubiquinol-0 < gamma-TocH approximately beta-TocH < ubiquinol-10 < alpha-TocH at pH 4 approximately 8. The antioxidants which have lower oxidation potentials showed higher reactivities. The ks values of alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-tocopherol, and tocol remained constant between pH 4 and 10, and decreased rapidly at pH 11 approximately 12 by increasing pH value. From the pH dependence of ks values, the pKa values (= 13.1 approximately 12.6) have been determined for these tocopherols. The ks values of ubiquinol-10 also remained constant between pH 4 and 9, and increased rapidly at pH 9.5. Ubiquinol-10 is dibasic acid and can exist in three different molecular forms, depending on the pH value. By comparing the ks values with the mole fraction of each molecular form of ubiquinol-10, the reaction rate ks1 (= 1.21 x 10(5) M(-1)s(-1)) for the undissociated form, ks2 (= 1.04 x 10(6) M(-1)s(-1)) for monoanion and ks3 (= 0 M(-1)s(-1)) for dianion, and the pKa1 and pKa2 values (= 11.4 and 12.7) were determined. The ks2 value is 8.6 times as large as the ks1 value. Similar analyses were performed for ubiquinol-0 and hydroquinone. It was found that the relative ratio of ks values (100:21:20:2.9) of alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-tocopherols in micellar dispersion has good correlation with the relative biopotency ratios for rat fetal resorption, rat hemeolysis, and chicken muscle dystrophy. The relative antioxidant activities of alpha-tocopherol and ubiquinol-10 have been discussed based on the ks values obtained and their concentrations in serum and several tissues (heart, muscle, liver, kidney, and brain).
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- Kazuo Mukai
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan, and Eisai Company, Ltd., Koishikawa 4-6-10, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8088, Japan.
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Lim SC, Tan HH, Goh SK, Subramaniam T, Sum CF, Tan IK, Lee BL, Ong CN. Oxidative burden in prediabetic and diabetic individuals: evidence from plasma coenzyme Q(10). Diabet Med 2006; 23:1344-9. [PMID: 17116186 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01996.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Individuals with diabetes and prediabetes are at risk of vascular injury. However, the exact mechanisms are unclear. The mitochondria mobile electron carrier coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) is a potent lipophilic antioxidant. We hypothesize that oxidative stress, detectable as changes in plasma CoQ(10) concentrations and composition, plays an important role in vascular disease in diabetes. METHODS We measured plasma CoQ(10) concentrations (including reduced ubiquinol and oxidized ubiquinone subfractions) in 60 subjects with normal glucose tolerance [NGT; fasting plasma glucose (FPG) < 5.5 mmol/l], 63 with impaired fasting glucose (IFG; FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/l) and 69 with Type 2 diabetes (DM; FPG > 6.9 mmol/l). RESULTS In men and women, the total CoQ(10)/total cholesterol ratio was reduced in DM (mean +/-sd) [male (M) 0.09 +/- 0.04; female (F) 0.07 +/- 0.04] compared with NGT (0.29 +/- 0.08; 0.21 +/- 0.07) and IFG (0.27 +/- 0.07; 0.23 +/- 0.07) (DM vs. NGT and IFG P = 0.001). A stepwise reduction in the plasma ubiquinol fraction (ubiquinol/total CoQ10) was observed from NGT (M 0.93 +/- 0.06; F 0.95 +/- 0.06) compared with IFG (0.43 +/- 0.25; 0.41 +/- 0.15) and DM (0.24 +/- 0.11; F 0.29 +/- 0.16) (DM vs. IFG vs. NGT P = 0.001). In contrast, the plasma ubiquinone/ubiquinol ratio increased from NGT (M 0.08 +/- 0.07, F 0.06 +/- 0.08) to IFG (2.14 +/- 1.84, 1.75 +/- 1.04) to DM (4.77 +/- 4.88, 3.81 +/- 3.71) (DM vs. IFG vs. NGT P = 0.001). These differences remained after adjusting for age, body mass index and FPG. CONCLUSIONS The change in CoQ(10) with increasing FPG concentration suggests an increase in oxidative burden, already evident in the prediabetic IFG individuals. This increase in oxidative stress might contribute to the increased risk of vascular disease.
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- S C Lim
- Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore 159964, Republic of Singapore.
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Rodriguez-Estrada MT, Poerio A, Mandrioli M, Lercker G, Trinchero A, Tosi MR, Tugnoli V. Determination of coenzyme Q10 in functional and neoplastic human renal tissues. Anal Biochem 2006; 357:150-2. [PMID: 16842729 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2006] [Revised: 06/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hatakeyama S, Kawase S, Yoshimura I. Comparative Oral Toxicity of Coenzyme Q10 and Its (2Z)-Isomer in Rats: Single and Four-Week Repeated Dose Toxicity Studies. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2006; 52:9-20. [PMID: 16637225 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.52.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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It has been reported that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) functions as an electron transfer carrier in mitochondria, and can produce an improvement in heart diseases such as congestive heart failure. Its (2Z)-isomer contains a cis-double bond at the 2-position of the decaprenyl side chain. As the original organic industrial synthesis of CoQ10 resulted in a product that contained a small amount of this isomer, the efficacy and safety of CoQ10 was determined using CoQ10 containing this isomer; however, no toxicity data have been reported for the (2Z)-isomer itself. Thus, we conducted single (2,000 mg/kg) and 4-wk repeated (1,000 mg/kg) oral dose toxicity studies in rats to compare the toxicological profiles of CoQ10 and its (2Z)-isomer. The two compounds displayed similar toxicological profiles, and it was concluded that neither CoQ10 nor its (2Z)-isomer produce toxic effects in rats in single or repeated doses.
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Kang KA, Chae S, Lee KH, Zhang R, Jung MS, You HJ, Kim JS, Hyun JW. Antioxidant effect of homogenetisic acid on hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress in human lung fibroblast cells. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02932294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Esaka Y, Nagahara Y, Hasome Y, Nishio R, Ikekita M. Coenzyme Q2 induced p53-dependent apoptosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1724:49-58. [PMID: 15905035 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2004] [Revised: 03/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Coenzyme Q functions as an electron carrier and reversibly changes to either an oxidized (CoQ), intermediate (CoQ.-), or reduced (CoQH2) form within a biomembrane. The CoQH2 form also acts as an antioxidant and prevents cell death, and thus has been successfully used as a supplement. On the other hand, the value of the CoQ/CoQH2 ratio has been shown to increase in a number of diseases, presumably due to an anti-proliferative effect involving CoQ. In the present study, we examined the effect of CoQ and its isoprenoid side chain length variants on the growth of cells having different p53 statuses. Treatment with CoQs having shorter isoprenoid chains, especially CoQ2, induced apoptosis in p53-point mutated BALL-1 cells, whereas treatment with longer isoprenoid chains did not. However, CoQ2 did not induce apoptosis in either a p53 wild-type cell line or a p53 null mutant cell line. These results indicated that the induction of apoptosis by CoQ2 was dependent on p53 protein levels. Moreover, CoQ2 induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the phosphorylation of p53. An antioxidant, l-ascorbic acid, inhibited CoQ2-induced p53 phosphorylation and further apoptotic stimuli. Overall, these results suggested that short tail CoQ induces ROS generation and further p53-dependent apoptosis.
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- Yuki Esaka
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Boutin JA, Chatelain-Egger F, Vella F, Delagrange P, Ferry G. Quinone reductase 2 substrate specificity and inhibition pharmacology. Chem Biol Interact 2005; 151:213-28. [PMID: 15733542 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Quinone reductase 2 is a mammalian cytosolic FAD-dependent enzyme, the activity of which is not supported by conventional nicotinamide nucleotides. An endobiotic substrate has never been reported for this enzyme nor a set of molecular tools, such as inhibitors. In the present work, we used the recombinant human enzyme, expressed in CHO cells for the systematic screening of both co-substrates and substrates. The co-substrates survey showed that the natural occurring compound, N-ribosylnicotinamide, was a poor co-substrate. The synthetic N-benzylnicotinamide is a better one compared to any other compounds tested. We found that tetrahydrofolic acid acted as a co-substrate for the reduction of menadione catalysed by quinone reductase 2, although with poor potency (Km approximately 2 mM). Among a series of commercially available quinones, a single one was found to be substrate of quinone reductase 2, in the presence of N-benzyldihydronicotinamide: coenzyme Q0. Finally, we tested a series of 197 flavonoids as potential inhibitors. We found apigenin, genistein or kaempferol as good inhibitor of quinone reductase 2 activity with IC50 in the 100 nM range. These compounds, co-substrate, substrate and inhibitors will permit to better know this enzyme, the role of which is still poorly understood.
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- Jean A Boutin
- Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Institut de Recherches Servier, 125 chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine, France.
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Colquhoun DM, Jackson R, Walters M, Hicks BJ, Goldsmith J, Young P, Strakosch C, Kostner KM. Effects of simvastatin on blood lipids, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10 levels and left ventricular function in humans. Eur J Clin Invest 2005; 35:251-8. [PMID: 15816994 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2005.01486.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND As statin therapy has been reported to reduce antioxidants such as vitamin E and coenzyme Q10 and there are indications that this reduction may cause impairment of left ventricular function (LVF), we studied the influence of simvastatin on LVF and serum vitamin E and coenzyme Q10 levels in humans. MATERIAL AND METHODS We assessed the effect of simvastatin on left ventricular function and coenzyme Q10 levels in 21 (11 male, 10 female) hypercholesterolaemic subjects (mean age = 56 years) with normal LVF, over a period of 6 months. Subjects were re-tested after a 1-month wash-out period (7 months). Echocardiography was performed on all subjects before commencement of simvastatin (20 mg day(-1)), and at 1, 3, 6 and 7 months after initiation of treatment. Fasting blood samples were also collected at these intervals to assess lipids, apoproteins, vitamin E and coenzyme Q10. RESULTS Serum lipids showed the expected reductions. Plasma vitamin E and coenzyme Q10 levels were reduced by 17 +/- 4% (P < 0.01) and 12 +/- 4% (P < 0.03) at 6 months. However, the coenzyme Q10/LDL-cholesterol ratio and vitamin E/LDL-cholesterol ratio increased significantly. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) decreased transiently after 1 month, while no significant change was observed at 3 and 6 months. Other markers of left ventricular function did not change significantly at any time point. CONCLUSION Despite reduced plasma vitamin E and coenzyme Q10, 20 mg of simvastatin therapy is associated with a significantly increased coenzyme Q10/LDL-cholesterol ratio and vitamin E/LDL-cholesterol ratio. Simvastatin treatment is not associated with impairment in left ventricular systolic or diastolic function in hypercholesterolaemic subjects after 6 months of treatment.
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- D M Colquhoun
- Greenslopes Private Hospital and The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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Galinier A, Carrière A, Fernandez Y, Bessac AM, Caspar-Bauguil S, Periquet B, Comtat M, Thouvenot JP, Casteilla L. Biological validation of coenzyme Q redox state by HPLC-EC measurement: relationship between coenzyme Q redox state and coenzyme Q content in rat tissues. FEBS Lett 2005; 578:53-7. [PMID: 15581615 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.10.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2004] [Revised: 10/16/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The properties of coenzymes Q (CoQ9 and CoQ10) are closely linked to their redox state (CoQox/total CoQ) x 100. In this work, CoQ redox state was biologically validated by high performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical measurement after modulation of mitochondrial electron flow of cultured cells by molecules increasing (rotenone, carbonyl cyanide chlorophenylhydrazone) or decreasing (antimycin) CoQ oxidation. The tissue specificity of CoQ redox state and content were investigated in control and hypoxic rats. In control rats, there was a strong negative linear regression between tissular CoQ redox state and CoQ content. Hypoxia increased CoQ9 redox state and decreased CoQ9 content in a negative linear relationship in the different tissues, except the heart and lung. This result demonstrates that, under conditions of mitochondrial impairment, CoQ redox control is tissue-specific.
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- A Galinier
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Générale et Nutritionnelle, Place du Docteur Baylac, CHU Purpan, 31049 Toulouse Cedex, France
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The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, have an enviable safety profile; however, myotoxicity and to a lesser extent hepatotoxicity have been noted in some patients following treatment. Statins target several tissues, depending upon their lipophilicity, where they competitively inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme for mevalonic acid synthesis and subsequently cholesterol biosynthesis. HMG-CoA reductase is also the first committed rate-limiting step for the synthesis of a range of other compounds including steroid hormones and ubidecarenone (ubiquinone), otherwise known as coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)). Recent interest has focused on the possible role CoQ(10) deficiency may have in the pathophysiology of the rare adverse effects of statin treatment. Currently, there is insufficient evidence from human studies to link statin therapy unequivocally to pathologically significantly decreased tissue CoQ(10) levels. Although statin treatment has been reported to lower plasma/serum CoQ(10) status, few human studies have assessed tissue CoQ(10) status. The plasma/serum CoQ(10) level is influenced by a number of physiological factors and, therefore, has limited value as a means of assessing intracellular CoQ(10) status. In those limited studies that have assessed the effect of statin treatment upon tissue CoQ(10) levels, none have shown evidence of a fall in CoQ(10) levels. This may reflect the doses of statins used, since many appear to have been used at doses below those recommended for their maximum therapeutic effects. Moreover, the poor bioavailability in those peripheral tissues tested may not reflect the effects the agents are having in liver and muscle, the tissues commonly affected in those patients who do not tolerate statins. This article reviews the biochemistry of CoQ(10), its role in cellular metabolism and the available evidence linking possible CoQ(10) deficiency to statin therapy.
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- Iain P Hargreaves
- Neurometabolic Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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Biliverdin and bilirubin are reducing species and hence potential antioxidants formed by the action of heme oxygenase and biliverdin reductase. Indeed, there is increasing evidence for the suggestion that a beneficial role of the potentially toxic bilirubin may be to act as a powerful chain-breaking antioxidant in biological systems, and that bilirubin may contribute to the cellular and tissue protection seen with increased heme oxygenase. This article reviews the in vitro antioxidant activities of the two bile pigments with emphasis on the different physiological forms of bilirubin and types of oxidants, and discusses these properties in light of the presence and reactivity other nonproteinaceous antioxidants.
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- Roland Stocker
- Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales and Department of Haematology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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Muscular exercise promotes the production of radicals and other reactive oxygen species in the working muscle. Growing evidence indicates that reactive oxygen species are responsible for exercise-induced protein oxidation and contribute to muscle fatigue. To protect against exercise-induced oxidative injury, muscle cells contain complex endogenous cellular defence mechanisms (enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants) to eliminate reactive oxygen species. Furthermore, exogenous dietary antioxidants interact with endogenous antioxidants to form a cooperative network of cellular antioxidants. Knowledge that exercise-induced oxidant formation can contribute to muscle fatigue has resulted in numerous investigations examining the effects of antioxidant supplementation on human exercise performance. To date, there is limited evidence that dietary supplementation with antioxidants will improve human performance. Furthermore, it is currently unclear whether regular vigorous exercise increases the need for dietary intake of antioxidants. Clearly, additional research that analyses the antioxidant requirements of individual athletes is needed.
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- Scott K Powers
- Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Center for Exercise Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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James AM, Smith RAJ, Murphy MP. Antioxidant and prooxidant properties of mitochondrial Coenzyme Q. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 423:47-56. [PMID: 14989264 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2003.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Coenzyme Q is both an essential electron carrier and an important antioxidant in the mitochondrial inner membrane. The reduced form, ubiquinol, decreases lipid peroxidation directly by acting as a chain breaking antioxidant and indirectly by recycling Vitamin E. The ubiquinone formed in preventing oxidative damage is reduced back to ubiquinol by the respiratory chain. As well as preventing lipid peroxidation, Coenzyme Q reacts with other reactive oxygen species, contributing to its effectiveness as an antioxidant. There is growing interest in using Coenzyme Q and related compounds therapeutically because mitochondrial oxidative damage contributes to degenerative diseases. Paradoxically, Coenzyme Q is also involved in superoxide production by the respiratory chain. To help understand how Coenzyme Q contributes to both mitochondrial oxidative damage and antioxidant defences, we have reviewed its antioxidant and prooxidant properties.
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- Andrew M James
- Medical Research Council Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, UK
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Tang PH, Miles MV, Miles L, Quinlan J, Wong B, Wenisch A, Bove K. Measurement of reduced and oxidized coenzyme Q9 and coenzyme Q10 levels in mouse tissues by HPLC with coulometric detection. Clin Chim Acta 2004; 341:173-84. [PMID: 14967174 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2003.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2003] [Revised: 11/24/2003] [Accepted: 12/01/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ubiquinone-responsive multiple respiratory chain dysfunction due to coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) deficiency has been previously identified in muscle biopsies. However, previous methods are unreliable for estimating CoQ(10) redox status in tissue. We developed an accurate method for measuring tissue concentrations of reduced and oxidized coenzyme Q (CoQ). METHODS Mouse tissues were weighed in the frozen state and homogenized with cold 1-propanol on ice. After solvent extraction, centrifugation and filtration, the filtrate was subsequently analyzed by reversed-phase HPLC with coulometric detection. RESULTS Reference calibration curves were used to determine reduced and oxidized coenzyme Q(9) (CoQ(9)) and CoQ(10) concentrations in tissues. The method is sensitive ( approximately 15 microg/l), reproducible (6% CV) for CoQ(9) and CoQ(10), and linear up to 20 mg/l for CoQ(9) and CoQ(10). Analytical recoveries were 90-104%. In mouse tissues the amounts of total CoQ (TQ) ranged from 261 to 1737 nmol/g of protein. Total CoQ(9) levels are comparable with the values of those previously reported. CoQ is found to be mostly in the reduced form in mouse liver ( approximately 87%), heart ( approximately 60%), and muscle tissues ( approximately 58%); in the brain, most of the CoQ is in the oxidized state ( approximately 65%). CONCLUSION This procedure provides a precise, sensitive, and direct assay method for the determination of reduced and oxidized CoQ(9) and CoQ(10) in mouse hindleg muscle, heart, brain, and liver tissues.
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- Peter H Tang
- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
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Radák Z, Chung HY, Naito H, Takahashi R, Jung KJ, Kim HJ, Goto S. Age-associated increase in oxidative stress and nuclear factor kappaB activation are attenuated in rat liver by regular exercise. FASEB J 2004; 18:749-50. [PMID: 14766800 DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0509fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The combined effects of aging and regular physical exercise was investigated on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation, glutathione status, and the activity of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in rat liver. A group of 24 male F344 rats was divided into the following categories: adult control (18 months), adult exercised (18 months), and aged control (28 months) and aged exercised (28 months). The ROS formation increased as a function of age and exercise training decreased the rate of ROS formation in the two age groups. Significant positive correlation was found between ROS production and lipid peroxidation (LIPOX). The reduced glutathione (GSH) level was higher and the oxidized glutathione (GSSG) level lower in exercised groups compared with the sedentary controls (P<0.05). An age-associated increase in NF-kappaB activity was attenuated by the regular exercise. The content of p50 and p65 subunits of NF-kappaB increased with age and decreased with exercise training. The content of inhibitory factor-kappaB was inversely related to NF-kappaB activation. Regular exercise-induced adaptive responses, including attenuation of an increase in ROS production, LIPOX level, NF-kappaB activation, and reduced GSH/GSSG ratio, appear to be capable, even in old age, of reducing increases in inflammatory and other detrimental consequences that are often associated with advancing age.
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- Zsolt Radák
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, School of Sport Science, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Götz ME, Riederer P. Advances in Neuroprotection Research for Neurodegenerative Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2004; 541:1-19. [PMID: 14977205 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8969-7_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Mario E Götz
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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Lisdero CL, Carreras MC, Meulemans A, Melani M, Aubier M, Boczkowski J, Poderoso JJ. The Mitochondrial Interplay of Ubiquinol and Nitric Oxide in Endotoxemia. Methods Enzymol 2004; 382:67-81. [PMID: 15047096 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(04)82004-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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- Constanza L Lisdero
- Laboratory of Oxygen Metabolism, University Hospital, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- D James Morré
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Turunen M, Olsson J, Dallner G. Metabolism and function of coenzyme Q. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2004; 1660:171-99. [PMID: 14757233 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2003.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 705] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is present in all cells and membranes and in addition to be a member of the mitochondrial respiratory chain it has also several other functions of great importance for the cellular metabolism. This review summarizes the findings available to day concerning CoQ distribution, biosynthesis, regulatory modifications and its participation in cellular metabolism. There are a number of indications that this lipid is not always functioning by its direct presence at the site of action but also using e.g. receptor expression modifications, signal transduction mechanisms and action through its metabolites. The biosynthesis of CoQ is studied in great detail in bacteria and yeast but only to a limited extent in animal tissues and therefore the informations available is restricted. However, it is known that the CoQ is compartmentalized in the cell with multiple sites of biosynthesis, breakdown and regulation which is the basis of functional specialization. Some regulatory mechanisms concerning amount and biosynthesis are established and nuclear transcription factors are partly identified in this process. Using appropriate ligands of nuclear receptors the biosynthetic rate can be increased in experimental system which raises the possibility of drug-induced upregulation of the lipid in deficiency. During aging and pathophysiological conditions the tissue concentration of CoQ is modified which influences cellular functions. In this case the extent of disturbances is dependent on the localization and the modified distribution of the lipid at cellular and membrane levels.
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- Mikael Turunen
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Battino M, Leone L, Bompadre S. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–EC Assay of Mitochondrial Coenzyme Q9, Coenzyme Q9H2, Coenzyme Q10, Coenzyme Q10H2, and Vitamin E with a Simplified On-Line Solid-Phase Extraction. Methods Enzymol 2004; 378:156-62. [PMID: 15038966 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(04)78012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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- Maurizio Battino
- Institute of Biochemistry, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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