title: Decreased skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA in patients treated with high-dose simvastatin.
abstract: Statins are generally well tolerated, but can cause myopathy and have been associated with mitochondrial abnormalities. The aim of this study was to determine whether muscle mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) levels are altered during statin therapy. We retrospectively quantified mtDNA in 86 skeletal muscle biopsy specimens collected as part of a previously published clinical trial of high-dose simvastatin or atorvastatin versus placebo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Research Unit, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laaksonen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Frohlich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Päivä
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lehtimäki
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Humphries
authors.forename: H C F
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Côté
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000378:metabolism*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D014451:Ubiquinone; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D019821:Simvastatin