The pleiotropic effects of the hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors in renal disease
It is well known that statins exert their main effect by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis through the inhibition of the 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase enzyme. The pleiotropic effects of statins, which are independent of their inhibition of cholesterol synthesis, have explained many of the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24729724 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S55102 |