How is coenzyme Q10 administered?
Coenzyme Q10 is usually taken by mouth as a pill (tablet or capsule). It may also be given by injection into a vein (IV). In animal studies, coenzyme Q10 is given by injection. Have any preclinical (laboratory and animal) studies been conducted using coenzyme Q10? Laboratory studies of coenzyme Q10 have focused on describing its chemical structure and how it works in the body. Animal studies have found that coenzyme Q10 stimulated the immune system and increased resistance to disease. Coenzyme Q10 helped to protect the hearts of animals given the anticancer drug doxorubicin, which can cause damage to the heart muscle. Have any clinical trials (research studies in humans) been conducted with coenzyme Q10? The promising results from animal studies of coenzyme Q10 and the anticancer drug doxorubicin led researchers to test coenzyme Q10 in a randomized clinical trial with 20 patients. (A randomized clinical trial is a study in which the participants are assigned by chance to separate group
