Lithium Orotate Flashcards

1
Q

Alkali metal, naturally present in trace amounts in minerals, water, soil, and in fruits, vegetables

A

Lithium

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2
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Needed for proper function of enzymes, hormones, vitamins, growth factors, immune and nervous system

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Lithium

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3
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Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity mediated by N-methyl-D-asparatate (NMDA) receptors:

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Decreased

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4
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Influx of calcium

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Inhibited

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Mood disorders, Anxiety, Anorexia, Schizophrenia, Alcoholism, Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and Huntington’s, Stroke, Heart attack, Diabetes, Cancer, Meniere’s Disease, Inflammatory and Autoimmune diseases:

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Helps with

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6
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Heat Shock Proteins:

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Increased

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7
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Promote folding of proteins, refolding of misfolded proteins and disposal of abnormal proteins:

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Heat Shock Proteins

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8
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GSK-3:

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Inhibited

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9
Q

Protein in the frontal cortex that protects from apoptosis

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Bcl-2

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10
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Bcl-2:

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Increased

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11
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BDNF:

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Increased

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12
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Nerve Growth Factor:

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Increased

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13
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Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor:

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Increased

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14
Q

Promotes cell growth and remodeling of the blood vessels after stroke

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VEGF

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15
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VEGF:

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Increased

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16
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Autophagy:

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Increased

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17
Q

Stimulate progenitor and stem cells in cultured brain hippocampal neurons:

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Lithium

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18
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N-acetyl aspartate:

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Increased

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19
Q

Marker of creativity and is correlated with IQ scores:

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N-acetyl aspartate:

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20
Q

Long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus:

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Increased

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21
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exploratory activity and aggression

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Decreased

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22
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Calmness:

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Increased

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23
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Mood:

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Improved

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24
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Suicide rates:

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Serotonin synthesis and release:
Increased
26
Norepinephrine:
Decreased
27
CCK in the brain:
Increased
28
Serotonin 5-HT1A postsynaptic sensitivity:
Increased
29
Insulin-stimulated glucose transport and glycogen synthesis
Enhanced
30
Insulin release:
Decreased
31
Immunity:
Improved
32
Th1 cells and Interferon gamma:
Suppressed
33
Inflammation:
Decreased
34
IL-1β and TNF-α:
Decreased
35
IL-2, TGF, IL-1RA and IL-10:
Increased
36
IgG and IgM antibodies
Increased
37
Production and activity of prostanglandins
Decreased
38
Frequency and duration of labial and genital herpes:
Decreased
39
Occurrence of common colds
Decreased
40
Risk of bone fractures:
Decreased
41
Bone formation
Increased
42
Circadian rhythm
Lengthened
43
Mitochondrial energy output
Increased
44
Life-span:
Increased
45
Turnover of dysfunctional mitochondria:
Increased
46
NAD+:
Increased
47
Severity of tardive dyskinesia:
Decreased
48
Involuntary movements:
Improved
49
Symptoms of OCD:
Decreased
50
Severity of both chronic and episodic cluster headache
Decreased
51
Vasopressin:
Increased
52
Grey matter:
Increased
53
Toxins in brain:
Removed
54
Neuronal damaging proteins:
Inhibited
55
Most well-absorbed than lithium carbonate and lithium chloride:
Lithium orotate
56
Anxiety:
Decreased
57
Beta-amyloid secretion:
Inhibited
58
Chelates:
Aluminum