Primary and secondary coenzyme Q10 deficiency: the role of therapeutic supplementation

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is the only lipid‐soluble antioxidant that animal cells synthesize de novo. It is found in cell membranes and is particularly well known for its role in the electron transport chain in mitochondrial membranes during aerobic cellular respiration. A deficiency in either its bioava...

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Published in:	Nutrition reviews Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 180 - 188
Main Authors:	Potgieter, Marnie, Pretorius, Etheresia, Pepper, Michael S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, NJ Wiley 01-03-2013 Oxford University Press
Subjects:	antioxidant Biological and medical sciences Biosynthesis Cells CoQ10 CoQ10 deficiency Dietary Supplements Enzymes Feeding. Feeding behavior Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - adverse effects Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use hypercholesterolemia Hypercholesterolemia - drug therapy Mutation statins supplementation Ubiquinone - analogs & derivatives Ubiquinone - deficiency Ubiquinone - physiology Ubiquinone - therapeutic use Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vitamin deficiency Secondary Deficiency CoQ10 Metabolic diseases Lipids Hyperlipoproteinemia Lipoprotein Antioxidant Cholesterol Feeding Coenzyme Hypercholesterolemia CoQ10 deficiency statins Supplementation Dyslipemia
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