Studies have shown that Complex I activity is diminished in both post-mortem brain tissue and peripheral blood cells of PD patients ( Previous studies have shown that mitochondrial dysfunction related to PD can be caused by various factors, including mitochondrial bio-genetic defects, increased ROS production, mitophagy defects, transport disorders, electron transport chain dysfunction, mitochondrial dynamics changes, and mitochondrial calcium imbalance
That makes it impossible to determine whether the medications themselves are driving the improvements or whether those changes are happening because of downstream effects, such as weight loss, better blood sugar control, or changes in daily life
Cordyceps also assists in balancing the bodys inflammatory response and helps stabilize blood sugars
Its tartrate form is also purported to absorb rapidly so that you dont have to sit around too long waiting for it to work
We are fortunate that they do not have a lot of significant interactions, but I dont think you should forget about them altogether
4.14 The Chinese Clinical and Preclinical Long Tail Two early-clinical Chinese programs round out the Phase 1 picture: DYX116 (Jiangsu Deyuan Pharmaceutical, Phase 1 initiated April 2025) and HEC-007 (Sunshine Lake Pharma, Phase 1 initiated August 2025)