Statins inhibit C-reactive protein-induced chemokine secretion, ICAM-1 upregulation and chemotaxis in adherent human monocytes [PDF]
Objectives. We have recently shown that CRP induces chemokine secretion and adhesion molecule up-regulation in human primary monocytes cultured in adherence.
Berlier, C. +6 more
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Discovery of a metabolic alternative to the classical mevalonate pathway
Eukarya, Archaea, and some Bacteria encode all or part of the essential mevalonate (MVA) metabolic pathway clinically modulated using statins. Curiously, two components of the MVA pathway are often absent from archaeal genomes.
Nikki Dellas +3 more
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Efficacy of Anakinra Treatment in two Moroccan Patients With Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. [PDF]
Souali M +3 more
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Regulation of dolichol-linked glycosylation [PDF]
In the majority of congenital disorders of glycosylation, the assembly of the glycan precursor GlcNAc2Man9Glc3 on the polyprenol carrier dolichyl-pyrophosphate is compromised.
Welti, Michael
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IntroductionStatins, widely used for hypercholesterolemia, have shown anticancer properties including induction of apoptosis and ferroptosis, modulation of autophagy, and reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment, making them potential candidates for ...
Francisco Alejandro Lagunas-Rangel +8 more
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Two Siblings With Recurrent Fevers: The Path to Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency Diagnosis. [PDF]
Pereira-Nunes J +5 more
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Case Report: Early-onset mevalonic aciduria in neonates with inflammatory marker elevated
PurposeThe aim of this study was to present a case of early-onset mevalonic aciduria (MA) in a neonate and summarize the relevant phenotypic and genotypic spectra of MA.Methods and resultsWe describe a neonate who presented with elevated inflammatory ...
Shanshan Xue +7 more
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Mevalonate kinase gene polymorphisms in ankylosing spondylitis patients: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Yıldız F, Dinkçi S, Erken E.
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The role of statin drugs in combating cardiovascular diseases –A review [PDF]
Statins clearly confer substantial benefit in people with established cardiovascular (CV) disease. Increased cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and statins are therefore used in the prevention of these diseases ...
Suresh Pichandi , Palanisamy Pasupathi, Y.Yagneswara Rao, Jawahar Farook, Athimoolam Ambika, Babu Shankar Ponnusha , Sathiyamoorthy Subramaniyam, Rajaram Virumandy, Boopathi subramaniyam Int J Cur Sci Res.
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The efficacy and safety of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. [PDF]
Jeyaratnam J +11 more
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