Statin therapy: beyond cholesterol lowering and antiinflammatory effects

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
• Carotid Stenosis / drug therapy
• Carotid Stenosis / pathology
• Carotid Stenosis / physiopathology
• Cell Movement / drug effects
• Coronary Artery Disease / drug therapy*
• Endothelium, Vascular / growth & development*
• Hematopoietic Stem Cells / drug effects
• Hematopoietic Stem Cells / physiology
• Humans
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
• Mice
• Rats
• Simvastatin / pharmacology
• Simvastatin / therapeutic use