Mechanism of Statin-Induced Myopathy Investigated Using Microarray Technology
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Mechanism of statin-induced myopathy investigated using microarray technology.
tory system, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction. However, some animal experiments and human studies have shown that the administration of statins reduces coenzyme Q10 levels in the serum but not in the muscle tissue. Moreover, recent trials in which the effectiveness of coenzyme Q10 administration in patients with statin-induced myopathy was examined have shown contradictory results ; hence...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1880-3873,1340-3478
DOI: 10.5551/jat.e812