‘CoQ10’ Archive

Study strikes blow to CoQ10 anti-aging efficacy

Tuesday, 1 September 2009, filed under Aging, CoQ10; No Comments.

This article, which appeared the other day in the Journal of Nutrition shows that high-dose CoQ10 impaired cognitive function in mice and had no effect on increasing life-span. One wonders if idebenone suffers the same drawbacks.
Prolonged Intake of Coenzyme Q10 Impairs Cognitive Functions in Mice.
J Nutr. 2009 Aug 26.
Sumien N, Heinrich KR, Shetty RA, Sohal [...]

Co-enzyme Q10 depletion in human retina with age

Wednesday, 10 December 2008, filed under CoQ10; No Comments.

According to this recent study, levels of co-enzyme Q10 decline by about 40% in the human retina with age. Co-enyzme Q10 is a component of the electron transport chain and participates in aerobic cellular respiration, generating energy in the form of ATP. Ninety-five percent of the human body’s energy is generated this way, so it [...]