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Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Sensitivity to Na+ Reveals Partially Segmented Functional CoQ Pools
Published on: July 20, 2022
Coenzyme Q-related compounds to maintain healthy mitochondria during aging
1Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, CABD-CSIC, CIBERER, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain.
Abstract:
Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the main factors that affects aging progression and many age-related diseases. Accumulation of dysfunctional mitochondria can be driven by unbalanced mito/autophagy or by decrease in mitochondrial biosynthesis and turnover. Coenzyme Q is an essential component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and a key factor in the protection of membrane and mitochondrial DNA against oxidation. Coenzyme Q levels decay during aging and this can be considered an accelerating factor in mitochondrial dysfunction and aging progression. Supplementation with coenzyme Q is successful for some tissues and organs but not for others. For this reason, the role of coenzyme Q in systemic aging is a complex picture that needs different strategies depending on the organ considered the main objective to be addressed. In this chapter we focus on the different effects of coenzyme Q and related compounds and the probable strategies to induce endogenous synthesis to maintain healthy aging.
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