title: Efficacy of pitavastatin, a new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on lipid and glucose metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. tkawai@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Mikiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokui
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Funae
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Mitsuhisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D008055:Lipids; D011804:Quinolines; C108475:pitavastatin