| Literature DB >> 21068103 |
Sander I van Leuven1, Yanice V Mendez-Fernandez, Erik S Stroes, Paul P Tak, Amy S Major.
Abstract
The atherosclerotic process is accelerated in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In addition to a robust lipid-lowering effect, various immunomodulatory functions have been ascribed to statins. By virtue of the latter they may be able to reduce atherosclerotic vascular disease in SLE by inhibiting immune activation within the arterial wall and by attenuating lupus activity. The effects of statins on SLE as well as on lupus-mediated atherogenesis in vivo are discussed in this viewpoint.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21068103 PMCID: PMC3306212 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.133827
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103