Description
CerivastatinisaninhibitorofHMG-CoAreductasethatexhibitsanti-hyperlipidemic,anti-atherosclerotic,anti-fibrotic,andanti-inflammatoryactivities.Cerivastatinhasbeenusedclinicallytolowercholesterolandtreatcardiovasculardisease,buthassincebeenwithdrawnfromthemarketduetoassociationswiththedevelopmentofrhaBDomyolysis.Invitro,cerivastatindecreasesproductionandactivationofIL-6,AP-1,andNF-κB.Inhepatocytes,thiscompounddecreasesTNF-α-inducedproductionofPAI-1,preventingatherosclerosisandfibrosis.
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