PQQ jest jedyną obecnie substancją dostępną w formie suplementu diety, która w badaniach przedklinicznych nie tylko chroniła mitochondria w komórkach przed uszkodzeniem przez wolne rodniki, ale również aktywowała, poprzez wpływ na DNA/geny, produkcję nowych mitochondriów i w ten sposób miała korzystny wpływ na wytwarzanie energii przez komórkę.
Zdaniem wielu naukowców, ilość mitochondriów w komórkach oraz jakość ich pracy, jest wyznacznikiem potencjalnej długości życia oraz ryzyka zachorowania na przewlekłe choroby degeneracyjne.
PQQ jest kolejnym koenzymem (po Koenzymie Q10), który od zaledwie kilku lat dostępny jest w formie suplementu diety.
O ile Ubichinol/Ubichinon (Koenzym Q10) jest niezbędny do prawidłowej pracy mitochondriów i do właściwego wytwarzania energii z pożywienia, to PQQ również chroni te niezwykle ważne organella komórkowe przed uszkodzeniem i może pomagać w powstawaniu nowych mitochondriów.
Oba suplementy (PQQ i Koenzym Q10) najlepiej działają kiedy stosowane są razem.

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