Lipid‐lowering drugs and mitochondrial function: effects of HMG‐CoA reductase inhibitors on serum ubiquinone and blood lactate/pyruvate ratio

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1Statins inhibit synthesis of mevalonate, a precursor of ubiquinone that is a central compound of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The main adverse effect of statins is a toxic myopathy possibly...