Mechanism of inhibitory effect of atorvastatin on resistin expression induced by tumor necrosis factor-α in macrophages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Atorvastatin has been shown to reduce resistin expression in macrophages after pro-inflammatory stimulation. However, the mechanism of reducing resistin expression by atorvastatin is not known. Therefore, we sought to investigate the molecular mechanisms of atorv...

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Main Authors: Chua Su-Kiat, Shyu Kou-Gi, Wang Bao-Wai, Kuan Peiliang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/16/1/50