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Water-Soluble Coenzyme Q10 Reduces Rotenone-Induced Mitochondrial Fission

Neurochemical Research volume 42, pages 1096–1103 (2017)Cite this article

Abstract

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. It is usually accompanied by an imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics and changes in mitochondrial morphology that are associated with impaired function. The objectives of this study were to identify the effects of rotenone, a drug known to mimic the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease, on mitochondrial dynamics. Additionally, this study explored the protective effects of water-soluble Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) against rotenone-induced cytotoxicity in murine neuronal HT22 cells. Our results demonstrate that rotenone elevates protein expression of mitochondrial fission markers, Drp1 and Fis1, and causes an increase in mitochondrial fragmentation as evidenced through mitochondrial staining and morphological analysis. Water-soluble CoQ10 prevented mitochondrial dynamic imbalance by reducing Drp1 and Fis1 protein expression to pre-rotenone levels, as well as reducing rotenone treatment-associated mitochondrial fragmentation. Hence, water-soluble CoQ10 may have therapeutic potential in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease.

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This work is supported by a Grant from the National Science Foundation of China (81460179) to HNL.

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  1. Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Yinchuan, 750004, China

    Hai-Ning Li, Xiao-Lin Hou, Jiang Cheng & Zhen-Hai Wang

  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute Biotechnology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 27707, USA

    Hai-Ning Li, Mary Zimmerman, Xiao-Lin Hou & P. Andy Li

  3. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, 27707, USA

    Gaolin Z. Milledge

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Li, HN., Zimmerman, M., Milledge, G.Z. et al. Water-Soluble Coenzyme Q10 Reduces Rotenone-Induced Mitochondrial Fission. Neurochem Res 42, 1096–1103 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-2143-2

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Keywords

  • Mitochondrial dynamics
  • Fission
  • Fusion
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Water-soluble Coenzyme Q10