Statins: a repurposed drug to fight cancer
Statins: a repurposed drug to fight cancer
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Jiang, Wen , Hu, Jin-Wei , He, Xu-Ran , Jin, Wei-Lin and He, Xin-Yang
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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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 their lipid-lowering effects. Among them, the anti-cancer properties of statins have attracted much attention and indicated the potential of statins as repurposed drug...
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Statins: a repurposed drug to fight cancer
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9beb19ece1274720b402642059ffe964
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9beb19ece1274720b402642059ffe964
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1756-9966,0392-9078
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1756-9966
DOI
10.1186/s13046-021-02041-2
