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Full Title: Atorvastatin Decreases the Coenzyme Q10 Level in the Blood of Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Tatjana Rundek, MD; Ali Naini, PhD; Ralph Sacco, MD; Kristen Coates, MS; Salvatore DiMauro, MD Arch Neurol. 2004;61:889-892. ABSTRACT Bookmark to:
      Caso G, Kelly P, McNurlan MA, Lawson WE. Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA. giuseppe.caso@stonybrook.edu Treatment of hypercholesterolemia with statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) is effective in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, statin use is often associated with a variety of muscle-related symptoms or myopathies. [...] Bookmark to:
Coenzyme Q10 has shown the ability to protect nerve cells and potentially lower the risk of various degenerative diseases.Cells in the brain and nervous system depend on optimal mitochondrial function for energy. A research study published in the journal Neurobiology of Disease showed that oxidative stress causes mitochondria to produce excessive free radicals, leading to [...] Bookmark to:
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