title: Anti-inflammatory effects of simvastatin in diabetic compared to non-diabetic patients on chronic hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Aristotle University, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirmizis
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papagianni
authors.forename: Fani
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dogrammatzi
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Efstratiadis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Memmos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; C508600:IL6 protein, human; D015850:Interleukin-6; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D019821:Simvastatin
keywords: diabetes; hemodialysis; inflammation; statins