Modulation of statin-activated shedding of Alzheimer APP ectodomain by ROCK.

<h4>Background</h4>Statins are widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs that act by inhibiting HMGCoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. Recent evidence suggests that statin use may be associated with a decreased risk for Alzheimer disease, although the mechan...

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Main Authors: Steve Pedrini, Troy L Carter, George Prendergast, Suzana Petanceska, Michelle E Ehrlich, Sam Gandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020018&type=printable
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