Abstract：
:Statin medications diminish cholesterol biosynthesis and are commonly prescribed to reduce cardiovascular disease. Statins also reduce production of ubiquinol, a vital component of mitochondrial energy production; ubiquinol reduction may contribute to rhabdomyolysis. Human rhabdomyosarcoma cells were treated with either ethanol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) control, or simvastatin at 5 µM or 10 µM, or simvastatin at 5 µM with ubiquinol at 0.5 µM or 1.0 µM for 24 h or 48 h. PGC-1α RNA levels were determined using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Mitochondrial content was determined using flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry. Metabolism was determined by quantification of extracellular acidification rate and oxygen consumption rate. Treatment of human rhabdomyosarcoma cells with simvastatin significantly reduced oxidative, total metabolism, and cellular ATP content in a time- and dose-dependent manner which was rescued by concurrent treatment with ubiquinol. Treatment with simvastatin significantly reduced mitochondrial content as well as cell viability which were both rescued by simultaneous treatment with ubiquinol. This work demonstrates that the addition of ubiquinol to current statin treatment regimens may protect muscle cells from myopathies.
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Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Vaughan RA,Garcia-Smith R,Bisoffi M,Conn CA,Trujillo KAdoi
10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.04.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-07-05 00:00:00pages
1-9issue
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0014-2999issn
1879-0712pii
S0014-2999(13)00302-6journal_volume
711pub_type
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