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Evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of statins in chronic periodontitis

Author(s) -

Snophia Suresh,

Satya Narayana,

Parvathee Jayakumar,

Uma Sudhakar,

VT Pramod

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

indian journal of pharmacology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1998-3751

pISSN - 0253-7613

DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.115017

Subject(s) - medicine , statin , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , group b , anti inflammatory , periodontology , gastroenterology , atorvastatin , group a , outpatient clinic , aggressive periodontitis , dentistry , pharmacology

Statins are the group of lipid-lowering drugs commonly used to control cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Statins have potential anti-inflammatory effect by blocking the intermediate metabolites of the mevalonate pathway. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of statin medication in chronic periodontitis patients.

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