Simvastatin reduces atherogenesis and promotes the expression of hepatic genes associated with reverse cholesterol transport in apoE-knockout mice fed high-fat diet

BACKGROUND: Statins are first-line pharmacotherapeutic agents for hypercholesterolemia treatment in humans. However the effects of statins on atherosclerosis in mouse models are very paradoxical. In this work, we wanted to evaluate the effects of simvastatin on serum cholesterol, atherogenesis, and...

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Autores principales: Song, Guohua, Liu, Jia, Zhao, Zhenmei, Yu, Yang, Tian, Hua, Yao, Shutong, Li, Guoli, Qin, Shucun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21241519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-10-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21241519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-10-8

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