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Creatine in Huntington disease is safe, tolerable, bioavailable in brain and reduces serum 8OH2′dG

Hersch, S. M., Gevorkian, S., Marder, K., Moskowitz, C., Feigin, A., Cox, M., Como, P., Zimmerman, C. +16 more·2006·Neurology

Abstract

In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 64 subjects with Huntington disease (HD), 8 g/day of creatine administered for 16 weeks was well tolerated and safe. Serum and brain creatine concentrations increased in the creatine-treated group and returned to baseline after washout. Serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8OH2'dG) levels, an indicator of oxidative injury to DNA, were markedly elevated in HD and reduced by creatine treatment.

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  • Oral administration of creatine at a dose of 8 g/day for 16 weeks is well tolerated, safe and bioavailable to the brain, and it decreased serum 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine levels.

    “We found that oral administration of creatine at a dose of 8 g/day for 16 weeks is well tolerated, safe and bioavailable to the brain, and it decreased serum 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine levels, a marker for oxidative stress.”

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Hersch, S. M., Gevorkian, S., Marder, K., Moskowitz, C., Feigin, A., Cox, M., Como, P., Zimmerman, C., Lin, M., Zhang, L., Ulug, A. M., Beal, M. F., Matson, W., Bogdanov, M., Ebbel, E., Zaleta, A., Kaneko, Y., Jenkins, B., Hevelone, N., Zhang, H., Yu, H., Schoenfeld, D., Ferrante, R., & Rosas, H. D.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • From the Departments of Neurology, (S.M.H., S.G., A.Z., N.H., H.Z., H.Y., H.D.R.) and Biostatistics (D.S.), MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, MGH-NMR Center and Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (A.Z., B.J., N.H., H.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA; Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders (K.M., C.M.), Department of Neurology, Sergievsky Center and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's...
Venue
Neurology
Published
2006-01-24
Volume
66
Issue
2
Pages
250-252
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
OpenAlex
W2163827910
Cited by
313
References
10
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS042861, NS 35255, R01NS035255)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR001066, M01-RR01066, M01RR000645, M01 RR00645)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (AT00613)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biochemical effects in animals
Keywords
creatine, Huntington's disease, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, oxidative DNA damage, drug safety and tolerability, neuroprotection
MeSH terms
8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine, Adult, Biological Availability, Brain, Creatine, Deoxyguanosine, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Huntington Disease, Male, Middle Aged, Biomarkers

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