The present study was designed to determine the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and inflammation in a goat sterile pericarditis model and to assess the effect of atorvastatin, a cholesterol‑reducing drug, on AF. A total of 15 adult male goats were randomly divided into control, untreated pericarditis and atorvastatin‑treated pericarditis groups. Pericarditis was induced via thoraco...

INTRODUCTION Coronary heart disease and hyperlipidemia is a global problem in today's world. A large number of people suffer from hypertension, atherosclerosis and all these has strong association with the hyperlipidemia. There are many drugs for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, but statins are most commonly used. But, with high dose of statins, the side effect is also there which restricts its...

AIMS The aim of the present study was to assess whether the addition of a nitric oxide (NO)-donating moiety to atorvastatin enhances anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic effects in an animal model of endothelial dysfunction, systemic peroxidation and inflammation, and accelerated atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR)(-/-) mice kept on a high-fat diet (...

BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence suggests that myeloperoxidase (MPO) is involved in atrial remodeling of atrial fibrillation (AF). Statins could reduce the MPO levels in patients with cardiovascular diseases. This study evaluated the effects of atorvastatin on MPO level and atrial remodeling in a rabbit model of pacing-induced AF. METHODS Eighteen rabbits were randomly divided into sham, cont...

background contrast-induced nephropathy (cin) is one of the most important complications of angiography in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd) or diabetes mellitus. the prevention of cin can decrease therapeutic costs and hospital stays. there is controversy in the literature over the preventive effect of statins on cin. objectives this study was designed to evaluate the preventive effec...

BACKROUND Type 2 diabetes has become a global epidemic disease. Atorvastatin has become a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis. However, increasing evidence showed that statins can dose-dependently increase the risk of diabetes mellitus. The mechanism is not clear. OBJECTIVE The Ras complex pathway (Ras/Raf/extracellular signal-regulated kinase [ERK]/cAMP response el...

We investigated the effects of atorvastatin, a new 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, on the biogenesis of apolipoprotein B (apoB) in intact and permeabilized HepG2 cells. Intact cells were pretreated either with single or multiple doses of atorvastatin (0.1 to 20 micromol/L) for periods of 6 to 20 hours and pulsed with [35S]methionine. In some cases the cells ...

Background: A growing body of preclinical data indicates that statins may possess antineoplastic properties however, some studies have raised the possibility that statins may also have carcinogenic potential. Methods: An air pouch model was used for angiogenesis. Single or multiple applications of croton oil on the back of Swiss albino mice with or without initiation by dimethylbenz(a)antherace...

PURPOSE Statins are selective inhibitors of 3-hydroxyl-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme of the mevalonate pathway for cholesterol biosynthesis. Increasing evidence indicates that statins, particularly atorvastatin, are neuroprotective in several conditions, including stroke, cerebral ischemia, traumatic brain injury, and excitotoxic amino acid exposure....

The aim of this study was to identify the molecular mechanisms and biological pathways associated with the anticancer effects of atorvastatin. For this purpose, we conducted cell-based microarray and bioinformatic analyses to determine the effect of atorvastatin exposure on endothelial cell response. The results of bioinformatic analysis performed using the Connectivity Map (cMap) to examine th...