The Use of the Coenzyme Q₁₀ as a Food Supplement in the Management of Fibromyalgia: A Critical Review

• Main Authors: Luca Campisi (Author), Concettina La Motta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.3390/antiox11101969; 2076-3921
• Keywords: ubiquinone; ubiquinol; coenzyme Q; CoQ₁₀; fibromyalgia; food supplement; Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM1-950
• Source: Antioxidants, Vol 11, Iss 10, p 1969 (2022)

The coenzyme Q₁₀ is a naturally occurring benzoquinone derivative widely prescribed as a food supplement for different physical conditions and pathologies. This review aims to sum up the key structural and functional characteristics of Q₁₀, taking stock of its use in people affected by fibromyalgia. A thorough survey has been conducted, using Pubmed, Scifinder, and ClinicalTrials.gov as the reference research applications and registry database, respectively. Original articles, reviews, and editorials published within the last 15 years, as well as open clinical investigations in the field, if any, were analyzed to point out the lights and shadows of this kind of supplementation as they emerge from the literature.