Table 1. Respiratory rates of intact H9c2 and T67 cells treated for 24 hours with 100 nM native CoQ10 or Qter®.
EndogenousRespirationnmoles O2 min−1/106cells | UncoupledRespirationnmoles O2 min−1/106cells | |
T67 | ||
Control | 3.49±0.42 | 4.27±0.19 |
CoQ10 | 3.84±0.19 | 4.26±0.55 |
Qter | 3.60±0.28 | 4.92±0.41* |
H9c2 | ||
Control | 6.75±1.34 | 19.23±2.60 |
CoQ10 | 7.40±0.35 | 17.05±0.36 |
Qter | 7.35±0.63 | 25.85±3.28* |
Respirometric analyses were performed under endogenous and uncoupled conditions. The maximal uncoupled respiration was measured in the presence of 500 nM FCCP. Respiratory rates are expressed as nmoles O2 min−1/106cells ± S.D. from at least three independent experiments. *p<0.05 vs. control.