Anti-inflammatory effects of statins: clinical evidence and basic mechanisms.

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Published in Nat Rev Drug Discov on December 01, 2005

Authors

Mukesh K Jain1, Paul M Ridker

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Cardiovascular Transcriptional Biology, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

7-day Atorvastatin and Emotional Processing | NCT03966859

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