Statins and cancers
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Statins and cancers
Statins (inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase) are a group of drugs used to treat lipid disorders. They inhibit cholesterol synthesis at an early stage of the biosynthesis pathway, thus eliminating numerous metabolites involved in the cycle. Numerous studies point to different possible effects of statins on cancer cells. Statins inhibit growth of a tumor, invasion and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Współczesna Onkologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1428-2526
DOI: 10.5114/wo.2014.44294