期刊
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 27, 期 1, 页码 211-223出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-110209
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; amyloid-beta protein; coenzyme Q10; cognition; oxidative stress
资金
- National Institutes of Health [AG20729, AG00798, AG14930]
- Paul Beeson Physician Faculty
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [R01AG020729, P01AG014930] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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-beta (A beta) 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 Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, and reduces plaque burden in A beta PP/PS1 mice. We now show that CoQ10 reduces oxidative stress and amyloid pathology and improves behavioral performance in the Tg19959 mouse model of AD. CoQ10 treatment decreased brain levels of protein carbonyls, a marker of oxidative stress. CoQ10 treatment resulted in decreased plaque area and number in hippocampus and in overlying cortex immunostained with an A beta(42)-specific antibody. Brain A beta(42) levels were also decreased by CoQ10 supplementation. Levels of amyloid-beta protein precursor (A beta PP) beta-carboxyterminal fragments were decreased. Importantly, CoQ10-treated mice showed improved cognitive performance during Morris water maze testing. Our results show decreased pathology and improved behavior in transgenic AD mice treated with the naturally occurring antioxidant compound CoQ10. CoQ10 is well tolerated in humans and may be promising for therapeutic trials in AD.
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