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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Ubiquinol Supplementation Improves Gender-Dependent Cerebral Vasoreactivity and Ameliorates Chronic Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Sonia García-Carpintero, Javier Domínguez-Bértalo, Cristina Pedrero-Prieto, Javier Frontiñán-Rubio, Mariano Amo-Salas, Mario Durán-Prado, Eloy García-Pérez, Julia Vaamonde, Francisco J Alcain

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sonia García-CarpinteroDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Javier Domínguez-BértaloNeurology Department, Virgen de Altagracia Hospital-Manzanares, SESCAM, 13002 Manzanares, Spain.
Cristina Pedrero-PrietoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Javier Frontiñán-RubioDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5587-953X
Mariano Amo-SalasDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0956-2531
Mario Durán-PradoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Eloy García-PérezNeurology Department, General University Hospital-Ciudad Real, SESCAM, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Julia VaamondeDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Francisco J AlcainDepartment of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6833-7940
University of Castilla-La Mancha · ESHospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real · ESServicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha · ES

Funding

Diputación de Ciudad Real DIPUCR-16-DURANPRADOInstituto de Salud Carlos III PI13/00907Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España SAF2016-79311-R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubiquinol can protect endothelial cells from multiple mechanisms that cause endothelial damage and vascular dysfunction, thus contributing to dementia. A total of 69 participants diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) received either 200 mg/day ubiquinol (Ub) or placebo for 1 year. Cognitive assessment of patients was performed at baseline and after 1 year of follow-up. Patients' cerebral vasoreactivity was examined using transcranial Doppler sonography, and levels of Ub and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in plasma samples were quantified. Cell viability and necrotic cell death were determined using the microvascular endothelial cell line bEnd3. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) levels increased in patients supplemented for 1 year with ubiquinol versus baseline and the placebo group, although higher levels were observed in male patients. The higher cCoQ concentration in male patients improved cerebral vasoreactivity CRV and reduced inflammation, although the effect of Ub supplementation on neurological improvement was negligible in this study. Furthermore, plasma from Ub-supplemented patients improved the viability of endothelial cells, although only in T2DM and hypertensive patients. This suggests that ubiquinol supplementation could be recommended to reach a concentration of 5 μg/mL in plasma in MCI patients as a complement to conventional treatment.

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breath holding indexcoenzyme Q10endothelial necrosisLPSmild cognitive impairment

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PMID33498250
PMCPMC7909244
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