Cholesterol synthesis inhibitors protect against platelet-activating factor-induced neuronal damage

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is implicated in the neuronal damage that accompanies ischemia, prion disease and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since some epidemiological studies demonstrate that statins, drugs that reduce choleste...

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Main Authors: Williams Alun, Rumbold Louis, Bate Clive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/4/1/5