Mini-review
The "Statinth" wonder of the world: a panacea for all illnesses or a bubble about to burst
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* Corresponding author: Samir Malhotra samirmalhotra345@yahoo.com
1 Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
2 Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2005, 4:3 doi:10.1186/1477-5751-4-3
Published: 23 March 2005Abstract
After the introduction of statins in the market as effective lipid lowering agents, they were shown to have effects other than lipid lowering. These actions were collectively referred to as 'pleiotropic actions of statins.' Pleiotropism of statins formed the basis for evaluating statins for several indications other than lipid lowering. Evidence both in favour and against is available for several of these indications. The current review attempts to critically summarise the available data for each of these indications.