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EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
Volume 168, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.111950
Keywords
Aging; Memory; Oxidative stress; Apoptosis; Mitophagy; CoenzymeQ(10)
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences [65784]
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of Coenzyme Q10 (Q10) on memory impairment, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and mitophagy in aged rats. The findings showed that Q10 reversed aging-induced memory impairment and had therapeutic potential in aging-related memory decline.
The behavioral effects and molecular signaling mechanisms of Coenzyme Q10 (Q10) in age-related memory impairment are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Q(10) on memory impairment, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and mitophagy in aged rats. 40 aged (24 months old) and 10 young (3 months old) male Wistar rats were randomly divided into the following groups (n = 10/group): young + vehicle, aged + vehicle, and aged + Q(10) (at 100, 200, 300 mg/kg/day doses). Treatments were administrated orally by gavage for 2 weeks. The novel object recognition test was used to assess episodic memory. Oxidative stress, apoptosis, and mitophagy-related protein expressions were measured in the hippocampus. We found that Q10 reversed aging-induced memory impairment at the dose of 300 mg/kg. Moreover, aging was associated with a reduction in ATP production, decrease in mitophagy-related proteins (PINK, Parkin, and P62 levels and LC3II/I ratio), excessive generation of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation, and apoptosis in the hippocampus, which were partially reversed following oral administration of Q(10). These findings indicate the therapeutic potential of Q(10) in aging-induced memory decline.
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