This database contains 4 studies, archived under the term: "statins"
Statins and serum cholesterol’s associations with incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment
Beydoun, May A.,
Beason-Held, Lori L.,
Kitner-Triolo, Melissa H.,
Beydoun, Hind A.,
Ferrucci, Luigi,
Resnick, Susan M.,
Zonderman, Alan B.
Background: Statin use and serum cholesterol reduction have been proposed as preventions for dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: 1604 and 1345 eligible participants from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) were followed after age 50 for a median time of around 25 years, to examine the incidence of dementia (n = 259) […]
Statins as neuroprotectants: a comparative in vitro study of lipophilicity, blood-brain-barrier penetration, lowering of brain cholesterol, and decrease of neuron cell death
Sierra, Saleta,
Ramos, Maria C.,
Molina, Pilar,
Esteo, Cynthia,
Vázquez, Jose Antonio,
Burgos, Javier S.
There is growing evidence to support the hypothesis that statins may act as neuroprotectants in several neuropathological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease. The mechanisms for neuroprotection are only partially understood, however, and pleiotropic phenomena could be involved. We have made a comparative study of 9 statins (lovastatin, mevastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, cerivastatin, atorvastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, and rosuvastatin), […]
Long-term statin therapy is associated with better episodic memory in aged familial hypercholesterolemia patients in comparison with population controls
Hyttinen, Laura,
TuulioHenriksson, Annamari,
Vuorio, Alpo F.,
Kuosmanen, Noora,
Härkänen, Tommi,
Koskinen, Seppo,
Strandberg, Timo E.
The cognitive status of aged familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients treated with long-term statin therapy was compared with that of population controls. A comprehensive cohort of 43 elderly (age > or = 65 years) patients all with the same FH North Karelia mutation living in North Karelia (eastern Finland) was identified, 37 of whom (aged 65 […]