Krankheiten, für die eine Therapie mit Coenzym Q10 indiziert ist. – Therapie

Die antioxidativen, zellschützenden und den mitochondrialen Energiestoffwechsel fördernden Eigenschaften von Coenzym Q10 können zur ergänzenden Therapie verschiedener Erkrankungen beitragen:

Coenzym Q10 in der Therapie:

  • Chronisches Fatigue Syndrom (chronisches Müdigkeitssyndrom) [1-3]
  • Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 [4-6]
  • Einnahme von Statinen [7, 8] bzw. Statin-induzierte Myalgie (Muskelschmerzen) [9-12]
  • Glaukom [13-15]
  • Hypertonie (Bluthochdruck) [126, 17]
  • Herzinsuffizienz (Herzschwäche) [18-21]
  • Insulinresistenz [4, 22-25]
  • Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen (Herz- und Gefäßkrankheiten) [26]
  • Metabolisches Syndrom [23, 27]
  • Migräne [28-30]
  • Mitochondriale Dysfunktion [31, 32]
  • Multiple Sklerose [33, 34]
  • Myokarditis (Herzmuskelentzündung) [35, 36]
  • Niereninsuffizienz (Nierenschwäche) [37, 38]
  • Oxidativer Stress/Entzündung/Regeneration [39-45]
  • Parkinson [46, 47]
  • Polyzystisches-Ovar-Syndrom (PCO-Syndrom) [25, 48]
  • Psoriasis [49]
  • Sterilität der Frau [50-53]
  • Sterilität des Mannes [54-61]
  • Tinnitus [62, 63]

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Autoren: Dr. med. Werner G. Gehring
Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.02.2025

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