title: Pleiotropic effects of statins: the role of eicosanoid production.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. ybirnbau@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Yochai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
authors.forename: Yumei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015777:Eicosanoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D058685:Genetic Pleiotropy; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015777:Eicosanoids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D001094:Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C489691:Ptgs2 protein, rat; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases