Simvastatin but not pravastatin has a direct inhibitory effect on rat and human myocyte proliferation

Clin Biochem. 1992 Oct;25(5):399-400. doi: 10.1016/0009-9120(92)80024-b.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Humans
  • Lovastatin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Lovastatin / pharmacology
  • Myocardium / cytology
  • Pravastatin / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Simvastatin

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Lovastatin
  • Simvastatin
  • Pravastatin