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Therapeutic effects of coenzyme Q10 and remacemide in transgenic mouse models of Huntington's disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11880489     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There is substantial evidence that bioenergetic defects and excitotoxicity may play a role in the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease (HD). Potential therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases in which there is reduced energy metabolism and NMDA-mediated excitotoxicity are the administration of the mitochondrial cofactor coenzyme Q10 and the NMDA antagonist remacemide. We found that oral administration of either coenzyme Q10 or remacemide significantly extended survival and delayed the development of motor deficits, weight loss, cerebral atrophy, and neuronal intranuclear inclusions in the R6/2 transgenic mouse model of HD. The combined treatment, using coenzyme Q10 and remacemide together, was more efficacious than either compound alone, resulting in an approximately 32 and 17% increase in survival in the R6/2 and N171-82Q mice, respectively. Magnetic resonance imaging showed that combined treatment significantly attenuated ventricular enlargement in vivo. These studies further implicate defective energy metabolism and excitotoxicity in the R6/2 and N171-82Q transgenic mouse models of HD and are of interest in comparison with the outcome of a recent clinical trial examining coenzyme Q10 and remacemide in HD patients.
Authors:
Robert J Ferrante; Ole A Andreassen; Alpaslan Dedeoglu; Kimberly L Ferrante; Bruce G Jenkins; Steven M Hersch; M Flint Beal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1529-2401     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2002 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-03-06     Completed Date:  2002-03-22     Revised Date:  2012-07-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102140     Medline TA:  J Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1592-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Bedford Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, USA. rjferr@bu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetamides / therapeutic use*
Administration, Oral
Animals
Behavior, Animal / drug effects
Body Weight / drug effects
Brain / drug effects,  pathology
Cerebral Ventricles / drug effects,  pathology
Coenzymes
Disease Models, Animal
Disease Progression
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Drug Synergism
Female
Humans
Huntington Disease / drug therapy*,  genetics,  pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Motor Activity / drug effects
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
Nuclear Proteins / genetics
Organ Size / drug effects
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
Ubiquinone / analogs & derivatives*,  therapeutic use*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AG12992/AG/NIA NIH HHS; AG13846/AG/NIA NIH HHS; AT00613/AT/NCCAM NIH HHS; NS35255/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS37102/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS38180/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acetamides; 0/Coenzymes; 0/HTT protein, human; 0/Hdh protein, mouse; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 128298-28-2/remacemide; 1339-63-5/Ubiquinone; 303-98-0/coenzyme Q10

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