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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Lyme Disease: A Role for Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation?

David Mantle, Nadia Turton, Iain P Hargreaves

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David MantlePharma Nord (UK) Ltd., Newcastle NE61 2DB, UK.
Nadia TurtonSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK.
Iain P HargreavesSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK.
Liverpool John Moores University · GBPharma Nord (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lyme disease results from a bacterial infection following a bite from an infected tick. Patients are initially treated with antibiotics; however, in cases where antibiotic treatment is delayed, or when patients do not respond to antibiotic treatment, fatigue may develop alongside problems affecting the nervous system, cardiovascular system, and joints. It is thought that most of the damage to these tissues results from the excessive inflammatory response of the host, involving a self-reinforcing cycle of mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and inflammation. In this article, we review the potential role of supplementary coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in mediating the pathogenic mechanism underlying Lyme disease, on the basis of its role in mitochondrial function, as well as its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions.

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coenzyme Q10fatigueinflammationLyme diseaseoxidative stress

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PMID35453352
PMCPMC9027459
OpenAlexW4220789483

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