Simvastatin (79902-63-9) is a synthetic analog of lovastatin (cat.# 10-1222). Blocks cholesterol and isoprenoid biosynthesis via inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase1,2. Simvastatin induces apoptosis in various cell lines and causes cell cycle arrest in early G1 phase. Clinically useful antilipemic agent3.
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1) Merck 14:8539
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3) Ose et al. (2000), Lipid-altering efficacy and safety of simvastatin 80 mg/day: long-term experience in a large group of patients with hypercholesterolemia. World Wide Expanded Dose Simvastatin Study Group Clin. Cardiol. 23 39
4) Matsuzaka et al. (2016) Characterization and functional analysis of extracellular vesicles and muscle-abundant miRNA in C2C12 myocytes and Mdx mice; PLoS One 11(12) e0167811 [Focus Biomolecules Citation]
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