title: Coenzyme Q10 in essential hypertension.
abstract: This study was undertaken to clarify the mechanism of the antihypertensive effect of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Twenty-six patients with essential arterial hypertension were treated with oral CoQ10, 50 mg twice daily for 10 weeks. Plasma CoQ10, serum total and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and blood pressure were determined in all patients before and at the end of the 10-week period. At the end of the treatment, systolic blood pressure (SBP) decreased from 164.5 +/- 3.1 to 146.7 +/- 4.1 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) decreased from 98.1 +/- 1.7 to 86.1 +/- 1.3 mmHg (P < 0.001). Plasma CoQ10 values increased from 0.64 +/- 0.1 microgram/ml to 1.61 +/- 0.3 micrograms/ml (P < 0.02). Serum total cholesterol decreased from 222.9 +/- 13 mg/dl to 213.3 +/- 12 mg/dl (P < 0.005) and serum HDL cholesterol increased from 41.1 +/- 1.5 mg/dl to 43.1 +/- 1.5 mg/dl (P < 0.01). In a first group of 10 patients serum sodium and potassium, plasma clinostatic and orthostatic renin activity, urinary aldosterone, 24-hour sodium and potassium were determined before and at the end of the 10-week period. In five of these patients peripheral resistances were evaluated with radionuclide angiocardiography. Total peripheral resistances were 2,283 +/- 88 dyne.s.cm-5 before treatment and 1,627 +/- 158 dyn.s.cm-5 after treatment (P < 0.02). Plasma renin activity, serum and urinary sodium and potassium, and urinary aldosterone did not change. In a second group of 11 patients, plasma endothelin, electrocardiogram, two-dimensional echocardiogram and 24-hour automatic blood pressure monitoring were determined.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Third institute of Clinical Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Florence Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Digiesi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cantini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oradei
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bisi
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Guarino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brocchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bellandi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Littarru
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000652:urine; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003067:Coenzymes; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016232:Endothelins / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D003067:Coenzymes; D016232:Endothelins; D014451:Ubiquinone; D000450:Aldosterone; D002784:Cholesterol; D012964:Sodium; D012083:Renin; C024989:coenzyme Q10; D011188:Potassium