title: If steatosis is the atherosclerosis of the liver, are statins the "aspirin" for steatosis?
authors.affiliation: Operating Unit Metabolic Internal Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lonardo
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loria
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D011758:Pyrroles; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000069059:Atorvastatin