Pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutharyl coenzyme A inhibitor does not show pleiotropic effects in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatol Int. 2009 Jan;29(3):353-4. doi: 10.1007/s00296-008-0683-8. Epub 2008 Aug 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications
  • Hyperlipidemias / drug therapy*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Simvastatin / therapeutic use*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / blood*

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Simvastatin