Coenzyme Q10 may help fibromyalgia patients counteract higher levels of free radicals and benefit the disease, according to Spanish researchers. Their study on 37 patients with fibromyalgia found higher levels of markers of oxidative stress among patients with fibromyalgia, as compared to healthy controls. Those with fibromyalgia also had 40% less coQ10 in blood mononuclear cells, as compared to healthy controls. "The distribution of CoQ10 in blood components was altered in [fibromyalgia] patients," said the authors. "Also, our results confirm the oxidative stress background of this disease probably due to a defect on the distribution and metabolism of coQ10 in cells and tissues." They say the results would indicate a benefit from supplementation in fibromyalgia patients.
Source: Clinical Biochemistry, Accepted Manuscript, 2009
