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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 26.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Disord Ther. 2014 Apr 5;3:1000119. doi: 10.4172/2168-975X.1000119

Table 1.

Antioxidant for fragile X premutation carriers as evidenced by their use in similar population.

Substance Outcome Study Population Reference
Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Normalization of synaptic connections FMR1 KO Mouse [165]
Improvements in dementia Alzheimer disease [166, 167]
Reduction of oxidative stress FMR1 KO Mouse [165]
Melatonin Glutathione level normalization FMR1 KO Mouse [168]
Improvement of anxiety and learning abnormalities FMR1 KO Mouse [168]
Sleep Aid Children with fragile X [169]
Women with the premutation [170]
Reduction of oxidative stress Parkinson disease [171, 172]
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Lowers homocysteine levels Fragile X [173, 174]
Reduced brain atrophy with age Typically aging individuals [175]
CoEnzyme Q10 Global symptoms (UPDRS Score –Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale) Parkinson Disease [176, 177]
Cognitive Function Alzheimer Disease [178]
Overall energy level Friedreich Ataxia [179]
Early tremor symptoms Huntington Disease [180]
Ginseng Reduction of oxidative stress Cell cultures [181]
Reduction of neuroinflammation Mice [182]
Mood Mice [183]
Memory Mice [184]
Omega 3s Improved antioxidant activity Humans [185]
Rats [186, 187]
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) Reduction of oxidative stress Cell cultures [188190]
Humans [189]
Rats [191]
Anthocyanins Reduction of oxidative stress Cell cultures [192]
N acetyl–L cysteine Normalization of synaptic connections FMR1 KO Mouse [165]