"Simvastatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A derivative of LOVASTATIN and potent competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES), which is the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. It may also interfere with steroid hormone production. Due to the induction of hepatic LDL RECEPTORS, it increases breakdown of LDL CHOLESTEROL.
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D019821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.638.400.900 D04.615.638.400.900
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Simvastatin" by people in Profiles.
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HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Bind to PPARa to Upregulate Neurotrophin Expression in the Brain and Improve Memory in Mice. Cell Metab. 2015 Aug 04; 22(2):253-65.
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Simvastatin inhibits the activation of p21ras and prevents the loss of dopaminergic neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. J Neurosci. 2009 Oct 28; 29(43):13543-56.
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The cholesterol hypothesis: questioned? Am J Ther. 2008 May-Jun; 15(3):292-5.
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The views of Alzheimer disease patients and their study partners on proxy consent for clinical trial enrollment. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Mar; 16(3):240-7.
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Statin use was not associated with less vasospasm or improved outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 2008 Feb; 62(2):422-7; discussion 427-30.
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Antidepressant and statin interactions: a review and case report of simvastatin and nefazodone-induced rhabdomyolysis and transaminitis. Psychosomatics. 2005 Nov-Dec; 46(6):565-8.
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Short-term reduction in bone markers with high-dose simvastatin. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Oct; 16(10):1272-6.
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Elevated soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor levels in non-obese adults with the atherogenic dyslipoproteinemia. Atherosclerosis. 2004 Nov; 177(1):77-81.
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Statins reduce oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels, but do not alter soluble intercellular cell-adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell-adhesion molecule-1 levels in subjects with hypercholesterolaemia. Clin Sci (Lond). 2004 Feb; 106(2):215-7.
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Discordant expression of the sterol pathway in lens underlies simvastatin-induced cataracts in Chbb: Thom rats. J Lipid Res. 2003 Jan; 44(1):198-211.