Statins: a repurposed drug to fight cancer

W Jiang, JW Hu, XR He, WL Jin, XY He - Journal of Experimental & …, 2021 - Springer
As competitive HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) inhibitors, statins not only reduce cholesterol
and improve cardiovascular risk, but also exhibit pleiotropic effects that are independent of …

Effects of statins on brain tumors: a review

AR Afshari, H Mollazadeh, NC Henney… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence from preclinical studies suggests that the competitive HMG-CoA reductase
(HMGCR) inhibitors universally known as' statins,'in addition to being powerful drugs that …

Statin as a potential chemotherapeutic agent: current updates as a monotherapy, combination therapy, and treatment for anti-cancer drug resistance

N Tilija Pun, CH Jeong - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is incurable because progressive phenotypic and genotypic changes in cancer cells
lead to resistance and recurrence. This indicates the need for the development of new drugs …

Fabrication of rosuvastatin-loaded polymeric nanocapsules: a promising modality for treating hepatic cancer delineated by apoptotic and cell cycle arrest assessment

S Aldalaen, RI El-Gogary, M Nasr - Drug development and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology has provided several advantages for the treatment of cancer. Polymeric
nanocapsules (PNCs) were proven promising in the treatment of different cancer types, such …

Statins and angiogenesis in non-cardiovascular diseases

F Zahedipour, AE Butler, M Rizzo, A Sahebkar - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase by competitively inhibiting the active site of the enzyme,
thus preventing cholesterol synthesis and reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular …

Statins downregulate YAP and TAZ and exert anti‐cancer effects in canine mammary tumour cells

AL Vigneau, C Rico, D Boerboom… - Veterinary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Canine mammary tumours (CMTs) are the most common neoplasms in intact bitches, and
few chemotherapeutic options are available for highly invasive and metastatic tumours …

Pravastatin attenuates isoprenaline induced cardiac fibrosis in a mouse model

A Rana, TU Singh, M Sharma, M Gari… - Biotechnic & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the effects of pravastatin (PRAVA) on isoprenaline (ISP) induced cardiac
fibrosis using four groups of mice: untreated control, PRAVA, ISP, ISP+ PRAVA groups. ISP …

Statin use and the risk of multiple myeloma: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis

P Zhang, B Liu - Annals of Hematology, 2020 - Springer
Previous studies exploring associations between statin use and risk of multiple myeloma
(MM) showed inconsistent results. We searched for articles published in English in …

Glucocorticoid induced diabetes and lipid profiles disorders amongst lymphoid malignancy survivors

M Dehghani, AM Hobbi, S Haghighat, M Ramzi… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims Hyperglycemia and glucose test abnormalities are problems during
the treatment of patients with lymphoid malignancy, caused by corticosteroid therapy …

Ciblage de la voie Hippo avec les statines pour le traitement des tumeurs mammaires canines

AL Vigneau - 2022 - papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca
Les tumeurs mammaires canines (CMT) sont les plus fréquents néoplasmes chez les
chiennes intactes. Aucun consensus n'existe, actuellement, concernant le protocole …