Statins Impair Glucose Uptake in Tumor Cells

Statins, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are used in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases owing to their lipid-lowering effects. Previous studies revealed that, by modulating membrane cholesterol content, statins could induce conformational changes in cluster of differentiation 20...

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Main Authors: Agata Malenda, Anna Skrobanska, Tadeusz Issat, Magdalena Winiarska, Jacek Bil, Bozenna Oleszczak, Maciej Sinski, Małgorzata Firczuk, Janusz M. Bujnicki, Justyna Chlebowska, Adam D. Staruch, Eliza Glodkowska-Mrowka, Jolanta Kunikowska, Leszek Krolicki, Leszek Szablewski, Zbigniew Gaciong, Katarzyna Koziak, Marek Jakobisiak, Jakub Golab, Dominika A. Nowis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558612800686