title: Effects of statins on C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 (the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health study).
abstract: This report provides preliminary evidence that statins may lower C-reactive protein levels by interfering with the generation and/or release of C-reactive protein in the liver rather than by modulating inflammatory processes in the vessel wall.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, University and General Hospital, Graz, Austria. winfried.maerz@klinikum-graz.at
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: März
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nauck
authors.forename: Bernhard O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: Bernhard R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Winkelmann
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000187:drug effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D002097:C-Reactive Protein