Statin treatment leads to increased oxidative stress in the skeletal muscle cells and leads to upregulation of apoptosis. Mitochondrial antioxidants reverse the effects of simvastatin-induced ...

Despite being one of the most effective cholesterol-lowering agents, statins remain a controversial topic in healthcare. This ...

There is an underdiagnosed condition called statin-induced autoimmune myopathy. It can take years to show up and can be hard to treat.

Considering taking supplements to treat statin induced myopathy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of statin induced myopathy. Follow the links to ...

A means to identify those at increased risk of statin-induced myopathy could improve these agents' safety profiles and enable individualized dosing. The SEARCH investigators performed a well ...

The small statin-induced increases observed in HDL-cholesterol levels have not, however, been shown to correlate with any meaningful clinical benefit. Nicholls and colleagues, therefore ...

To examine the effect of lipid lowering drugs on irisin levels, a parallel three-group study was designed. Subjects were randomly assigned to receive simvastatin 40 mg/day, ezetimibe 10 mg/day or ...