Potent inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis as a novel mechanism for chloroquine's induced pruritus.
Namazi
M R
MR
Dermatology Department, Wake-Forest University Baptist Medical Cenitr, Wisnston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. namazi_mr@yahoo.com
D000962:Antimalarials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D011537:Pruritus / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012307:Risk Factors
D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D002784:Cholesterol