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Originally Posted by Gene
Hi Ron,
Which anti-oxidants, or others, permeate the BBB??? Vitamin C, E, Acai, Cranberry, Blueberry, Turmeric, Ginkgo Biloba, co-q-10,pycnogenol, pomegranate, echinacea, magnesium, selenium?????? You are quite informative. Thanks.
Gene
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Hi Gene,
Generally, smaller lipophilic (fat soluble) molecules are able to cross the BBB. Q10 does, as shown in a quite good paper
http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/57/9/1265
However, I think it is a difficult question for PWP's. We have BBB's that are more permeable than a healthy person. For evample, carbidopa does not pass the BBB (of a healthy person). However, if your BBB is defective, it can pass.
PMID 2753115 Experimental Neurology
Volume 105, Issue 2, August 1989, Pages 152-161 Ahlskog JE, et al.
I don't have a list of which antioxidants are claimed to pass, but a search can locate a particular one you are interested in.
Ron