Beneficial role of simvastatin in experimental autoimmune myositis.
CONCLUSION: Simvastatin at 20 mg/kg decreases the severity of myositis in experimental autoimmune myositis and is a candidate of being a disease-modifying agent in inflammatory myopathies.
PMID: 31863923 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Immunopharmacology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Maalouly G, Hajal J, Saliba Y, Rached G, Layoun H, Smayra V, Sleilaty G, Irani C, Fares N Tags: Int Immunopharmacol Source Type: research
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