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CoQ10 na ƙaruwa a jini, amma ba ya kai ga mitochondria

Nova Chen · · 5 min read

Wannan gwajin na ɗan Adam ne—ba na dabbobi ko ƙwayoyin sel ba.

A cikin manya 40, shan 400 mg na coenzyme Q10 a kullum na tsawon makonni 12 ya ƙara matakin CoQ10 a jini. Amma bai haɓaka matakin CoQ10 a cikin tsoka ko a mitochondria ba. Wannan shine babban abin da wannan sabon gwaji a Gerontology Science ya gano, kuma ya kamata ya ja hankalin duk wanda ke sayen CoQ10 a matsayin ƙari don ƙara ƙarfin mitochondria.

Binciken da aka gudanar

Wani ƙungiyar da Malte Schmücker da Steen Larsen daga Jami'ar Copenhagen suka jagoranta, tare da haɗin gwiwa daga Italiya, Latvia da Poland, sun zaɓi manya 40 da ke da shekaru 74 ± 4 a matsakaita. An ba su 400 mg na CoQ10 a baki ko placebo a kowace rana na makonni 12, ta hanyar rarrabewa mai bazuwar. Ba ɗayan mahalarta ko masu bincike ne suka san wane rukuni ne suka samu ba.

Tsarin gwajin irin wannan ba kasafai ake gani a fannin ƙara tsawon rai ba. An ɗauki samfurin tsoka (biopsy) a farkon gwaji da kuma bayan ƙarin don auna yanayin mitochondria da ke samar da kuzari a jiki. An kuma gwada ƙarfin juriya ga sukari da VO₂max.

Abubuwan da aka auna

  • Iyawar numfashin mitochondria a cikin mitochondria da aka ware da kuma a cikin tsokar da aka ɗauko samfur
  • Fitowar H₂O₂ daga mitochondria – alamar samar da oxidant
  • Adadin mitochondria a cikin tsoka
  • Matsayin CoQ10 da redox a plasma, a tsoka da a mitochondria
  • Daidaikon sukari ta hanyar gwajin juriya ga sukari
  • VO₂max – ikon ɗaukar oxygen a hutu da aikin jiki

Wannan ya kasance ƙoƙari mai zurfi don tantance ko ƙarin CoQ10 na yin abin da talla ke nuna.

Sakamako: Jini ya ƙaru, mitochondria ba su canza ba

Matakin CoQ10 a plasma ya tashi sosai, amma yanayin redox (daidaituwar tsakanin siffar oxidized da reduced) bai canza ba – wato an kara adadin CoQ10 da ke zagayawa a jini, ba a shigar da shi a cikin ƙwayoyin mitochondria ba.

Bayan haka, babu wani canji da aka samu tsakanin rukuni‑rukunin a cikin:

  • Iyawar numfashin mitochondria
  • Fitowar H₂O₂
  • Adadin mitochondria
  • Matsayin CoQ10 a tsoka da mitochondria
  • Daidaikon sukari, VO₂max da yanayin jiki

Takaitaccen bayanin ba ya ba da wani ƙayyadadden tasiri, don haka an bar manyan tambayoyi a buɗe.

Grobiyan da aka gani shi ne bambanci tsakanin plasma da tsoka. Samun babban mataki a jini abu ne mai sauƙi a kai, amma ba yana nufin ƙwayar ta kai wurin da ake sa ran za ta yi aiki ba.

Me ya sa wannan ke da muhimmanci ga masu sha'awar tsawon rai?

CoQ10 na da tarihinsa na ban sha'awa: yana cikin tsarin lantarki da ke samar da ATP a kwayoyin sel, yana aiki a matsayin antioxidant, kuma iyawar jiki na samar da shi na iya raguwa da shekaru. Don haka ƙara shi a abinci na iya zama tunani mai ma'ana.

Gwajin ya kalubalanci wannan tunanin – aƙalla ga wannan ƙungiya. Idan mitochondria a tsoka ba su karɓi ƙarin CoQ10 ba bayan makonni 12 na shan babban adadi, babu wani shaida da ke nuna za su amfana da shi. A wannan gwaji, ba a sami wani canjin da ya tasiri ba a cikin dukkanin abin da aka auna.

Ƙuntatawa da ƙarin bayani

  • Karamar ƙungiya. Da mutane 40 ne kawai, don haka ƙananan tasiri na iya ɓacewa. Rashin samun canji ba yana nufin babu tasiri ba ne kai tsaye.
  • Manya masu lafiya. Mahalarta ba su da wata cuta ko rauni; mutane masu raunin ƙashi ko masu cutar zuciya na iya amfana da sakamako daban.
  • Lokaci gajere. Mako 12 na iya zama ba isa ba don ganin canjin a tsoka ko a matakan dogon lokaci.
  • Kimar guda ɗaya. An gwada 400 mg kawai; ba a gwada ƙananan ko manyan ƙima ba, ko tsawaita lokacin shan.
  • Tsoka ɗaya kawai. An fi mai da hankali kan tsokar ƙafa; ba a duba shigar CoQ10 a zuciya, kwakwalwa ko wasu gabobin jiki ba.
  • Rashin jituwa da masana'anta. Babban marubuci S. Larsen yana ba da shawara ga Pharma Nord, kamfanin ƙara abinci; sauran marubutan sun ce ba su da haɗin gwiwa da kamfanin. Wannan yana da mahimmanci saboda sakamakon ba su da wani fa'ida ga kamfanin.

Waɗanda za su iya amfana? (Ba a gwada su a cikin gwajin)

Wannan gwaji ba ya gaskata cewa CoQ10 ba shi da amfani ga kowa ba. Akwai ƙungiyoyi da dama da aka saba haɗa da CoQ10, amma ba a gwada su a wannan binciken ba:

  • Masu amfani da statins. Statins na rage samar da CoQ10, don haka masu amfani da su na tambayar ko ya kamata su ɗauki ƙara. Gwajin bai haɗa masu amfani da statins ba.
  • Mutanen da ke da ƙarancin CoQ10 na ainihi. Mahalarta ba su da takamaiman ƙarancin wannan ƙwaya.
  • Masu ciwon zuciya. Wannan shi ne fannin bincike da aka fi sani da CoQ10, amma babu wanda a gwajin yake da wannan cuta.

Wadannan tambayoyi har yanzu ba su da amsa.

Abubuwan da za a yi la’akari da su

Kima: Gwajin ya yi amfani da 400 mg a rana na tsawon makonni 12. Wannan ya haɓaka matakin a jini, amma ba ya shafar matakin a tsoka. Don haka ba a samu hujja mai ƙarfi ba da ke nuna amfani.

Lokaci: Binciken ba ya ba da shawarar mafi kyawun tsawon lokacin ɗauka. CoQ10 abu ne mai narkewa a cikin mai, don haka masana suna ba da shawarar a shashi tare da abinci mai mai.

Masu dacewa: Bisa ga sakamakon, manya masu lafiya da ke neman ƙara aikin mitochondria, VO₂max ko daidaiton sukari ba su da dalilin amfani da shi a wannan yanayi. Duk wanda ke sha'awar amfani da CoQ10 don wani yanayi na musamman ya kamata ya tattauna da likita.

Masu guje wa ko tuntuɓar likita da farko: Mutanen da ke shan magungunan rage riƙon jini kamar warfarin su tattauna da likita, domin CoQ10 na iya yin hulɗa da magungunan anticoagulant. Haka kuma masu shan magunguna da yawa, masu ciwonra mai tsanani, ko mata masu juna biyu da masu shayarwa su nemi shawarwarin ƙwararru.

A tuna: Samun karuwar CoQ10 a jini ba yana nufin mitochondria na aiki mafi kyau ba; kawai yana nufin an sha ƙarin.

Manufar gaba ɗaya

A cikin wani gwaji mai ƙarfi, wanda ba a bayyanawa mahalarta ko masu bincike ba (double‑blind placebo‑controlled), tare da biopsies na tsoka, shan 400 mg a rana na CoQ10 na tsawon makonni 12 ya haɓaka matakin CoQ10 a plasma na manya 40 masu lafiya. Amma bai canza matakin CoQ10 a tsoka, bai tasiri aikin mitochondria ba, ba a sami bambanci a daidaiton sukari, VO₂max ko yanayin jiki ba. Gwajin ƙarami ne, gajere, kuma an yi shi ne a kan ƙungiyar lafiyayyu, don haka ba za a iya ƙulle amfani da CoQ10 ga kowane rukuni ba. Amma ya nuna cewa ƙara matakin a jini ba za a iya ɗauka a matsayin alamar fa'ida ga mitochondria ba.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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Nova Chen

Nova Chen writes for Biocracked: biohacking science, longevity & human performance.

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