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. 2020 Jul 31;12(15):15514–15531. doi: 10.18632/aging.103742

Table 1. Summary of the primary endpoints i) plasma and tissue CoQ10 levels, and ii) plasma levels of specific biomarkers of ischemia-reperfusion damage (Troponin I and CK-MB).

Variable QH (n=24) Placebo (n=22) P value
Plasma CoQ10 (nmol/mmol chol)
Phase 1 110.34 ± 11.75 115.85 ± 6.92 0.990
Phase 2 946.81 ± 149.63 120.31 ± 8.28 <0.001
Phase 3 789.58 ± 123.53 112.64 ± 7.48 <0.001
Phase 4 491.58 ± 90.42 94.67 ± 7.89 0.001
Plasma oxidized CoQ10 (%)
Phase 1 11 ± 1 11 ± 1 0.764
Phase 2 8 ± 2 14 ± 1 0.012
Phase 3 16 ± 2 25 ± 3 0.015
Phase 4 15 ± 2 17 ± 1 0.312
Cardiac CoQ10 content (μg/mg tissue) 0.047 ± 0.004 0.047 ± 0.003 0.973
Heart oxidized CoQ10 (%) 67 ± 2 70 ± 2 0.339
Troponin I (ng/dL)
Phase 1 0.02 (0.01 – 0.03) 0.06 (0.03 – 0.16) 0.098
Phase 2 2.67 (1.90 – 3.75) 2.92 (2.10 – 4.06) 0.992
Phase 3 1.90 (1.47 – 2.48) 4.03 (2.45 – 6.63) 0.007
Phase 4 0.29 (0.14 – 0.63) 0.49 (0.23 – 1.02) 0.783
CK-MB (ng/mL)
Phase 1 1.35 ± 0.14 2.42 ± 0.58 0.343
Phase 2 30.10 ± 7.32 31.21 ± 4.56 0.999
Phase 3 18.34 ± 2.47 32.93 ± 11.28 0.195
Phase 4 2.53 ± 0.52 5.86 ± 1.00 0.023