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Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms Beyond Cholesterol-Lowering Capabilities of Statins: Evidence from in vitro and in vivo Studies | ||
| Advances in Pharmacology and Therapeutics Journal | ||
| Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 10, December 2025, Pages 180-191 PDF (675.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review Article | ||
| Authors | ||
| Durdi Qujeq* ; Ali Nosrati Andevari | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia is a major contributor to the risk of developing a range of severe health conditions, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), brain diseases, nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy. The primary function of statins is to mitigate cholesterol content via suppressing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA-R). This study aims to evaluate the anti-inflammatory mechanisms underlying the cholesterol-reducing capabilities of statins. The effects of statins beyond their cholesterol-lowering action are referred to as pleiotropic effects. Anti-inflammatory effects are among the pleiotropic roles of statins. These effects include lowering triglyceride (TG) concentrations, elevating high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and interleukin 10 (IL-10), and downregulating inflammatory markers. Part of the anti-inflammatory effects results from the suppression of the activity of the Rho and Ras protein families, thus inhibiting nuclear factor kappa-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and activating protein-1 (AP-1). In recent years, the anti-inflammatory effects of atorvastatin, simvastatin, and rosuvastatin have been studied more extensively than those of other statins. In fact, these statins are more prominent. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Statin; TG; HDL-C; Rho; Ras; NF-κB; AP-1; Anti-inflammatory | ||
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