Sulforaphane for Protein Folding Support
Sulforaphane reliably activates cellular stress defences, though proteostasis outcomes in humans are unproven.
Overview
Verdict
How It Works
Dosing & Protocol
Typical dose
- Recommended dose
- Broccoli sprouts daily, or 10-40mg equivalent
- Expected timeframe
- Days for gene induction
Protocol
- form
- Stabilised sulforaphane or glucoraphanin with active myrosinase
- duration
- Not applicable - no human proteostasis endpoint has been assessed
- co factor
- Evidence is insufficient. Nrf2 activation influences proteostasis indirectly: it induces proteasome subunit expression, upregulates chaperone and heat shock responses, and sulforaphane has been shown in cell and animal models to enhance proteasomal activity and reduce protein aggregation in models of neurodegeneration. This is mechanistically coherent, since oxidative damage to proteins is a major source of misfolding. No human study has measured proteasome activity, chaperone expression, aggregate burden or any proteostasis endpoint after sulforaphane, and these require tissue sampling and specialised assays.
- titration
- Not applicable
- starting dose
- Not established for this outcome. Trials used extracts providing roughly 20-60 mg/day of sulforaphane
Evidence
What the studies say
No studies are yet linked to both Sulforaphane and Protein Folding Support.
Safety
Caveats
Bioavailability varies enormously between commercial products.
Less likely to help if
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