title: Statin therapy has no significant effect on skin tissue cholesterol: results from a prospective randomized trial.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Internal Medicine II, Department of Angiology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. markus.reiter@akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pourazim
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baghestanian
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Minar
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bucek
mesh_terms: D000069059:Atorvastatin; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012867:Skin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D002784:Cholesterol; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D019821:Simvastatin