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ReviewBiochemistry research international2023

Involvement of Coenzyme Q10 in Various Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Diseases.

Alireza Ebrahimi, Amirhossein Kamyab, Sahar Hosseini, Sedigheh Ebrahimi, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani

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Review in Biochemistry research international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Coenzyme QMetabolic brain disease · 2025
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  9. Coenzyme Q10 alleviates AlClToxicology research · 2025
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  10. From Stress to Synapse: The Neuronal Atrophy Pathway to Mood Dysregulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. CoQAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alireza EbrahimiStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5820-5656
Amirhossein KamyabFaculty of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3131-5753
Sahar HosseiniStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-7907
Sedigheh EbrahimiDepartment of Medical Ethics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9933-9498
Soheil Ashkani-EsfahaniStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2299-6278

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), commonly known as ubiquinone, is a vitamin-like component generated in mitochondrial inner membranes. This molecule is detected broadly in different parts of the human body in various quantities. This molecule can be absorbed by the digestive system from various nutritional sources as supplements. CoQ10 exists in three states: in a of reduced form (ubiquinol), in a semiquinone radical form, and in oxidized ubiquinone form in different organs of the body, playing a crucial role in electron transportation and contributing to energy metabolism and oxygen utilization, especially in the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Since the early 1980s, research about CoQ10 has become the interest for two reasons. First, CoQ10 deficiency has been found to have a link with cardiovascular, neurologic, and cancer disorders. Second, this molecule has an antioxidant and free-radical scavenger nature. Since then, several investigations have indicated that the drug may benefit patients with cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and neurodegenerative illnesses. CoQ10 may protect the neurological system from degeneration and degradation due to its antioxidant and energy-regulating activity in mitochondria. This agent has shown its efficacy in preventing and treating neurological diseases such as migraine, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Friedreich's ataxia. This study reviews the literature to highlight this agent's potential therapeutic effects in the mentioned neurological disorders.

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PMID37946741
PMCPMC10632062

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