CDP-CHOLINE IS AN INTERMEDIATE METABOLITE IN THE MAJOR PATHWAY FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF THE MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE. PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE IS CRUCIAL FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CELL-MEMBRANE FLUIDITY AND CELLULAR INTEGRITY.
CDP-CHOLINE AID IN CELL-MEMBRANE REPAIR, PARTICULARLY NEURONAL CELL MEMBRANES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY TRAUMA, ISCHEMIC EVENTS, TOXINS, INFECTIONS OR DURING THE COURSE OF AGING.
CDP-CHOLINE IS ALSO A DELIVERY FORM OF CHOLINE AND CYTIDINE. CHOLINE IS A PRECURSOR OF ACETYLCHOLINE AND BETAINE. ACETYLCHOLINE IS A NEUROTRANSMITTER WHOSE DEFICIENCY IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE BRAIN IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ETIOLOGICAL FACTOR IN CERTAIN DEMENTIA SYNDROMES, INCLUDING AIZHEIMER'S DISEASE.