title: Atorvastatin, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase inhibitor, reduces bone resorption in the elderly.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuzuya
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Toshinobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Shosuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umegaki
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003094:Collagen / Q000652:urine; D024042:Collagen Type I; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000652:urine; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024042:Collagen Type I; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010455:Peptides; D011758:Pyrroles; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; D003094:Collagen; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D003404:Creatinine; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase