The activities of coenzyme Q10 and vitamin B6 for immune responses

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1993 May 28;193(1):88-92. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1593.

Abstract

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) have been administered together and separately to three groups of human subjects. The blood levels of CoQ10 increased (p < 0.001) when CoQ10 and pyridoxine were administered together and when CoQ10 was given alone. The blood levels of IgG increased when CoQ10 and pyridoxine were administered together (p < 0.01) and when CoQ10 was administered alone (p < 0.05). The blood levels of T4-lymphocytes increased when CoQ10 and pyridoxine were administered together (p < 0.01) and separately (p < 0.001). The ratio of T4/T8 lymphocytes increased when CoQ10 and pyridoxine were administered together (p < 0.001) and separately (p < 0.05). These increases in IgG and T4-lymphocytes with CoQ10 and vitamin B6 are clinically important for trials on AIDS, other infectious diseases, and on cancer.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibody Formation / drug effects*
  • Coenzymes
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular / drug effects*
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyridoxine / administration & dosage
  • Pyridoxine / pharmacology*
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / drug effects
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
  • Ubiquinone / administration & dosage
  • Ubiquinone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Ubiquinone / pharmacology

Substances

  • Coenzymes
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Ubiquinone
  • coenzyme Q10
  • Pyridoxine