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ArticleJournal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition2023

Twendee X, a mixed antioxidant supplement, improves cognitive function, coordination, and neurotrophic factor expression in long-term vitamin E-deficient mice.

Koji Fukui, Fukka You, Yugo Kato, Miyu Kimura, Yoshiaki Harakawa, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Haruhiko Inufusa

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Article in Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Oxidative Stress and Bio-Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  7. Controlling Gut Microbiota by Twendee XInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  8. Why Does the Antioxidant Complex Twendee XInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Koji FukuiMolecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Bioscience and Engineering, College of System Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Fukasaku 307, Minuma-ku, Saitama 337-8570, Japan.
Fukka YouDivision of Anti-oxidant Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
Yugo KatoMolecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Bioscience and Engineering, College of System Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Fukasaku 307, Minuma-ku, Saitama 337-8570, Japan.
Miyu KimuraMolecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Bioscience and Engineering, College of System Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Fukasaku 307, Minuma-ku, Saitama 337-8570, Japan.
Yoshiaki HarakawaDivision of Anti-oxidant Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
Toshikazu YoshikawaKyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Haruhiko InufusaDivision of Anti-oxidant Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
Shibaura Institute of Technology · JPGifu University · JPLouis Pasteur Center for Medical Research · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidation products gradually accumulate during senescence, enhancing the risk of onset of many severe diseases. One such disease is dementia, and the number of cases of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, has been increasing world-wide. These diseases can be prevented via attenuation of age-related physiological dysfunction; one preventive approach is the ingestion of antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E. Many antioxidants are readily available commercially. Ingestion of mixed antioxidants is expected to provide further beneficial effects for human health. In this study, we used vitamin E-deficient mice as an animal model of increased oxidative stress and assessed the effects of dosing with mixed antioxidants. Administration of a commercial mixed antioxidant formula, Twendee X significantly improved cognitive function and coordination compared to untreated vitamin E-deficient animals. Furthermore, the levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor were significantly increased in the cerebral cortex of Twendee X-dosed vitamin E-deficient mice compared to untreated animals. These results indicate that intake of a mixed antioxidant supplement may be beneficial to human health, even after oxidative stress has begun. In the next stage, it will be necessary to compare with other antioxidants and consider whether it is effective in the aged model.

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antioxidantcognitive functionvitamin E deficiency

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PMID36936879
PMCPMC10017315
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