Off-Target Effect of Lovastatin Disrupts Dietary Lipid Uptake and Dissemination through Pro-Drug Inhibition of the Mesenteric Lymphatic Smooth Muscle Cell Contractile Apparatus

Previously published, off-target effects of statins on skeletal smooth muscle function have linked structural characteristics within this drug class to myopathic effects. However, the effect of these drugs on lymphatic vascular smooth muscle cell function, and by proxy dietary cholesterol uptake, by...

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Main Authors: Matthew Stephens, Simon Roizes, Pierre-Yves von der Weid
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ac51df7f45f34c4b83b0f853935c8fc7
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