ヤマニシ　ハルヨ   Haruyo Yamanishi   山西　治代    所属   川崎医科大学  医学部 基礎医学　解剖学    職種   講師
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	CoQ10 supplementation elevates the epidermal CoQ10 level in adult hairless mice.
掲載誌名	正式名：BioFactors (Oxford, England) ISSNコード：09516433
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	25,pp.175-8
著者・共著者	Ashida Y, Yamanishi H, Terada T, Oota N, Sekine K, Watabe K
発行年月	2005
概要	We have already shown that prolonged supplementation of CoQ(10) in humans reduces the wrinkle area rate and wrinkle volume per unit area in the corner of the eye. CoQ(10) supplementation is known to increase the CoQ(10) level in serum and in many organs; however, the level of CoQ(10) in skin has not yet been fully investigated yet. We examined whether CoQ(10) intake elevates the CoQ(10) and CoQ(9) levels in epidermis, dermis, serum and other organs (kidney, heart, brain, muscle and crystalline lens) in 43-week-old hairless male mice. We also established a method using a high performance liquid chromatograph equipped with an electrochemical detector (HPLC-ECD) to simultaneously quantify CoQ(9) and CoQ(10) in the tissues. CoQ(10) (0, 1, 100 mg/kg p.o.) was administered daily for 2 weeks. CoQ(10) supplementation of 100 mg/kg increased the serum and epidermal CoQ(10) levels significantly, but did not increase the CoQ(10) levels in either dermis or other organs. In conclusion, we showed that CoQ(10) intake elevates the epidermal CoQ(10) level, which may be a prerequisite to the reduction of wrinkles and other benefits related to the potent antioxidant and energizing effects of CoQ(10) in skin.