title: Statins do more than just lower cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University College Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001158:Arteries / Q000187:drug effects*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D001769:Blood / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019821:Simvastatin
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol; D008148:Lovastatin; D019821:Simvastatin; D017035:Pravastatin