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(lovastatin)
Mevacor (lovastatin)
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Statins Can Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease, According To New Study
- Science Daily, 6/22/09 - "They clearly
demonstrated that treatment with a statin called Lovastatin could prevent
the death of nerve cells under these conditions. The statins not only
prevented cells from dying but also prevented the loss of memory capacity
that normally occurs after such cell death. In a previous study Dolga had
showed that these statins stimulate the protective capacity of tumor
necrosis factor, which is a key player in the brain’s immune response"
- [Abstract] -
Note: Lovastatin is in red yeast rice.
See
red yeast rice products at iHerb
 .
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Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help - Science Daily, 3/3/09 -
"A new study finds that using statins may be useful
in treatment for degenerative discA new study finds that using statins may
be useful in treatment for degenerative disc ... Lovastatin increased the
synthesis of collagen II, a protein that makes up moveable joints, and
decreased the synthesis of collagen I, a protein that is related to fibrosis
(the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue)" -
Note: Lovastatin is the one that red
yeast rice is high in.
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Lovastatin Not Harmful to Patients With Liver Disease - Doctor's Guide,
5/25/06
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Adding Niacin to Lovastatin Therapy Might Improve Efficacy for Dyslipidemia
- Doctor's Guide, 10/5/05 - "Niacin
has been shown to be one of the most effective drugs for improving levels of
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or good cholesterol ...
Combining the best LDL lowering and best HDL raising drugs makes sense"
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Study Compares Extended-Release Lovastatin and Atorvastatin - Doctor's Guide, 6/10/03
- "Eye-Popping" Low-Density Lipoprotein Results from Statin Use Reported - Doctor's Guide, 6/9/03 -
"The percent of patients achieving LDL goal
was highest with atorvastatin and lowest with lovastatin"
- Niacin Extended-Release/ Lovastatin Combination Effective in Patients with Multiple Lipid Disorders - Doctor's Guide, 4/23/03 -
"Treatment by
niacin ER/lovastatin was found to be more effective than each of its components, showing improved levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides (TG)"
- Niacin Extended-Release Lovastatin Effective In Lowering Cholesterol - Doctor's Guide, 4/7/03
- Ezetimibe Plus Lovastatin Offers New Treatment Option For Hypercholesterolemia - Doctor's Guide, 2/20/03
- Nicostatin (Niacin/Lovastatin) Reduces Cholesterol, Triglyceride Levels - Doctor's Guide, 3/16/00
Abstracts:
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Pretreatment with Lovastatin Prevents N-Methyl-D-Aspartate-Induced
Neurodegeneration in the Magnocellular Nucleus Basalis and Behavioral
Dysfunction - J Alzheimers Dis. 2009 Mar 6 -
"From these studies we conclude that treatment with lovastatin may provide
protection against neuronal injury in excitotoxic conditions associated with
neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease" - Note:
Lovastatin (that's the generic name and therefore shouldn't be capitalized)
is in red yeast rice. See
red yeast rice products at iHerb.
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