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Antiplatelet Actions of Statins and Fibrates Are Mediated by PPARs
Author(s) -
Ferhana Y. Ali,
Paul C. Armstrong,
A. Dhanji,
Arthur Tucker,
Mark J. PaulClark,
Jane A. Mitchell,
Timothy D. Warner
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.108.183160
Subject(s) - fenofibrate , simvastatin , platelet , pharmacology , platelet activation , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor , fluvastatin , arachidonic acid , antagonist , medicine , ex vivo , pravastatin , endocrinology , chemistry , receptor , in vitro , cholesterol , biochemistry , enzyme
Statins and fibrates are hypolipidemic drugs which decrease cardiac events in individuals without raised levels of cholesterol. These drugs inhibit platelet function, but the mechanisms by which this pleiotropic effect is exerted are not known.

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