Intensive Treatment With Atorvastatin Reduces Inflammation in Mononuclear Cells and Human Atherosclerotic Lesions in One Month - Concepedia

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Intensive Treatment With Atorvastatin Reduces Inflammation in Mononuclear Cells and Human Atherosclerotic Lesions in One Month

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2005

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José Luis Martín‐Ventura, Luis Miguel Blanco‐Colio, Almudena Gómez‐Hernández, Begoña Muñoz‐García, Melina Vega, Javier Serrano, Luís Ortega, Gonzalo Hernández, José Tuñón, Jesús Egido

Abstract

Intensive treatment with atorvastatin decreases inflammatory activity of PBMCs and carotid atherosclerotic plaques in 1 month. These data strongly suggest that the antiinflammatory effect of high doses of statins in humans can be seen very early.

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