"Pravastatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An antilipemic fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Nocardia autotrophica. It acts as a competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES).
| Descriptor ID |
D017035
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.638.930 D04.615.638.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Pravachol- Pravachol
- Elisor
- Selektine
- Lipostat
- Pravacol
- Pravasin
SQ-31000- SQ-31000
- SQ 31000
- SQ31000
- SQ-31,000
- SQ 31,000
- SQ31,000
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pravastatin" by people in Profiles.
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Alarcon VB, Marikawa Y. Statins inhibit blastocyst formation by preventing geranylgeranylation. Mol Hum Reprod. 2016 05; 22(5):350-63.
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Crespo MJ, Cruz N, Quidgley J, Torres H, Hernandez C, Casiano H, Rivera K. Daily administration of atorvastatin and simvastatin for one week improves cardiac function in type 1 diabetic rats. Pharmacology. 2014; 93(1-2):84-91.
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Ogunwobi OO, Beales IL. Statins inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in Barrett's esophageal adenocarcinoma cells. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr; 103(4):825-37.
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Crespo MJ, Quidgley JA. Statins decrease serotonin-induced contractions in coronary arteries of swine in vitro. Pharmacology. 2006; 76(3):141-7.
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Fujino M, Miura S, Matsuo Y, Tanigawa H, Kawamura A, Saku K. Pitavastatin-induced downregulation of CCR2 and CCR5 in monocytes is associated with the arrest of cell-cycle in S phase. Atherosclerosis. 2006 Aug; 187(2):301-8.
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Brandle M, Davidson MB, Schriger DL, Lorber B, Herman WH. Cost effectiveness of statin therapy for the primary prevention of major coronary events in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2003 Jun; 26(6):1796-801.