A review of the effects of statins in systemic...

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We performed a literature review assessing possible benefits of statins in systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Databases, and Medline were searched. Full-text English publications were identified in which the effects of statins in SSc were examined. Letters, review articles, and studies on morphea were excluded.

Authors

Ladak K; Pope JE

Journal

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 698–705

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.10.013

ISSN

0049-0172

Associated Experts

Karim Ladak

Assistant Clinical Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Animals Blood Vessels Cell Transdifferentiation Collagen Endothelial Progenitor Cells Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases Fibrosis Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors In Vitro Techniques Interleukin-6 Myofibroblasts Raynaud Disease Scleroderma, Systemic Skin Ulcer Vasodilation ras Proteins

A review of the effects of statins in systemic sclerosis