Indoxyl sulfate (IS) is a typical uremic toxin that extensively accumulates in the plasma of patients with seriously impaired renal function. This study seeks to clarify whether IS exerts a potent modulating effect on...
In letter to the editor "Comment on: Statin use andrisk of diabetes mellitus" authors found the statement "pravastatin 40 mg/d reduced the risk of diabetes by 30% in West of Scotland Coronary Prevention study" erroneo...
In manuscript named "Statin use and risk of diabetes mellitus" by Chogtu et al, authors defined that pravastatin 40 mg/dL reduced the risk of diabetes by 30% in West of Scotland Coronary Prevention study. In fact, pra...
Supported by MBRS-RISE,No.R25-GM061838;and RCMI,No.G12-RR03051
AIM: To investigate if the effect of statins improving cardiovascular(CV) status of diabetics is drug-specific or class-dependent, and the underlying mechanisms involved.MET HOD S : We compared the results of daily ad...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81274109,30973238);Key Research Project of Beijing Natural Science Foundation(B)/Beijing Education Committee(KZ201010025024);Science and Technology Innovation Platform(PXM2011_014226_07_000085).
Background:Ongoing low-grade inflammation and endothelial dysfunction persist in children with coronary lesions diagnosed with Kawasaki disease(KD).Statins,frequently used in the management of high cholesterol,have al...
BACKGROUND: Statins are suggested to preserve gallbladder function by suppressing pro-inflammatory cytokines and preventing cholesterol accumulation in gallbladder epithelial cells. They also affect cross-talk among t...