Creatine in Huntington disease is safe, tolerable, bioavailable in brain and reduces serum 8OH2'dG. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • January 24, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Brain
  • Creatine
  • Deoxyguanosine
  • Huntington Disease

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33644927838

PubMed ID

  • 16434666

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 66

issue

  • 2