Statin therapy: beyond cholesterol lowering and antiinflammatory effects.

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

Anti-Inflammatory Agents Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Simvastatin