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| Titel: |
Regulation of coenzyme Q biosynthesis and breakdown |
| Auteur: |
Dallner, Gustav Brismar, Kerstin Chojnacki, Tadeusz Swiezewska, Ewa |
| Verschenen in: |
BioFactors |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 18 (2003) nr. 1-4 pagina's 11-22 |
| Jaar: |
2003-12-08 |
| Inhoud: |
All animal cells synthesize sufficient amounts of coenzyme Q (CoQ) and the cells also possess the capacity to metabolize the lipid. The main product of the metabolism is an intact ring with a short carboxylated side chain which glucuronidated in the liver and excreted mainly into the bile (Nakamura et al., Biofactors 9 (1999), 111–119). In other cells CoQ is phosphorylated, transferred into the blood and excreted through the urine. The biosynthesis of this lipid is regulated by nuclear receptors. PPARα is not required for the biosynthesis, or induction upon cold exposure, but it is necessary for the elevated CoQ synthesis during peroxisomal induction. RXRα is involved in the basal synthesis of CoQ and also in the increased synthesis upon cold treatment but is not required for peroxisomal induction. Dietary CoQ in human appear in the blood and it is taken up by mononuclear but not polynuclear cells. The former cells display a specific phospholipid modification, an increase of arachidonic acid content. In monocytes the CoQ administration leads to a significant decrease of the β2-integrin CD11b and the complement receptor CD35. CD11b is one of the adhesion factors regulating the entry of these cells into the arterial wall which demonstrates that the anti-atherogenic effect of CoQ is mediated by other mechanisms beside its antioxidant protection. |
| Uitgever: |
IOS Press |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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