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Pleiotropic vasoprotective effects of statins: The chicken or the egg?

Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A [HMG-CoA] reductase inhibitors) are the most commonly used lipid-lowering drugs. Their main lipid-lowering effect is achieved by an increase in the expression of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol receptors associated with inhibition of cholesterol sy...

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Autores principales: Kirmizis, Dimitrios, Chatzidimitriou, Dimitrios
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19920934