Simvastatin has an anti-inflammatory effect on macrophages via upregulation of an atheroprotective transcription factor, Kruppel-like factor 2.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Cardiovascular Research

• Publication date

  2008-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvn007PMID 18192240
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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