Creatine reduces oxidative injury to DNA in patients with Huntington's disease. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Creatine in Huntington disease is safe, tolerable, bioavailable in brain and reduces serum 8OH2'dG.
Neurology. 2006 Jan 24;66(2):250-2. PMID: 16434666
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.