Lipophilic statins limit cancer cell growth and survival, via involvement of Akt signaling.

The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, statins, have been used as lipid lowering drugs for decades and several epidemiological studies suggest statin usage correlates with a decreased incidence of cancer specific mortality in patients. However, the mechanism of this mortality benefit remains unclear. Her...

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Main Authors: Colin H Beckwitt, Keisuke Shiraha, Alan Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5953490?pdf=render