MITOCHONDRIA

● Mitochondrial biogenesis

● Antioxidant

● Anti-aging

Mitochondria is a food supplement consisting of a pool of innovative active ingredients presented in a highly bioavailable pharmaceutical form.

They synergistically intervene in numerous fundamental biochemical pathways aimed at enhancing mitochondrial activity and protecting cells from oxidative factors caused by inflammation, metabolic dysfunction and also by intense physical exercise.

Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a molecule subject to recent studies.

In nature it can be found in many plant species and strains of soil bacteria.

It is considered a neo-vitamin like factor, essential for cellular respiration and the immune system.

The mechanisms of action are still being ascertained but it most likely acts in the mitochondria near the site of formation of free radicals, where it is able to intercept and inactivate them.

It also acts as an enzymatic co-factor in redox reactions and, as it has been shown, it is a highly powerful antioxidant capable of counteracting various mechanisms related to oxidative stress.

The main focus of PQQ is in its potential ability to activate mitochondrial biogenesis, a biological process which helps the increase of mitochondria.

Those represent the proper energy powerhouse of cells. 

Quercetin is a flavonoid with high anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet power.

In fact, it is able to inhibit some biochemical pathways involved in the production of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, cytokines with a pro-inflammatory action.

At the same time, it exerts a powerful antioxidant action, protecting the activity of endogenous enzymatic systems.

Quercetin is not well water-soluble which limits its biological effectiveness.

For this reason, the phytosomatic form has been used in Mitochondria.

The phytosome represents a patented technology of delivery system in biomimetics which allows the increase of the biosorption of natural substances, including quercetin.

Coenzyme Q10 (Co-Q10) is a ubiquitous organic molecule.

It frequently occurs in biological membranes, and especially in mitochondria where it is involved in the aerobic phases and in the production of energy, facilitating “cellular respiration”, the production of ATP in the presence of oxygen.

Coenzyme Q10 is therefore essential in order to maintain good physical efficiency.

Furthermore, Co-Q10 has a very powerful antioxidant function, effective, for example, in controlling the peroxidation of membrane lipids and atherogenic particles of LDL cholesterol.

Recent work would attribute to Coenzyme Q10 also an action on muscle tissue against oxidative stress caused by intense physical exercise.

Like Quercetin, it is not well soluble in water, and therefore poorly bioavailable.

We chose the phytosomatic form of CoQ10 (Ubiqsome®), which can significantly increase its oral absorption.

The superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme belongs to the class of oxidoreductases, which can neutralize radical superoxide, one of the major toxic agents with oxidising features that can cause cell damage.

Consequently, SOD has a key role in cellular integrity threatened by inflammatory conditions and intense physical activity.

The SOD contained in the formulation was obtained from carrot bioliquefaction, and specific studies proved its significant anti-radical function.

Finally, the luteolin obtained from bitter orange is a flavone with numerous biological functions.

Among these there is the highly important protective function on oxidative processes in the presenc of free radicals.

Furthermore, luteolin ranks among the most powerful and effective polyphenols capable of inhibiting the production of proinflammatory cytokines.