Identical LDL-cholesterol lowering but non-identical effects on NF-κB activity: High dose simvastatin vs combination therapy with ezetimibe
Authors:
- Gottfried RudofskyGRGottfried Rudofsky
- Peter ReismannPRPeter Reismann
- Jan B. GroenerJGJan B. Groener
- Zdenka DjuricZDZdenka Djuric
- Thomas FlemingTFThomas Fleming
- Cornelia MetznerCMCornelia Metzner
- Ingo A. GrafeIGIngo A. Grafe
- Angelika BierhausABAngelika Bierhaus
- Peter P. NawrothPNPeter P. Nawroth
- 1 July 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Atherosclerosis
- Vol. 223 (1) , 190-196
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Funding Information
- Dietmar Hopp Stiftung
- European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes
- Meso Scale Diagnostics
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