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ReviewEwha medical journal2023

Protective Effects of Statins against Alzheimer Disease.

Leila Rezakhani, Zahra Salimi, Fatemeh Zarei, Farshad Moradpour, Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Mozafar Khazaei, Maryam Pourjalili

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Review in Ewha medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Leila RezakhaniFertility and Infertility Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-6489
Zahra SalimiFertility and Infertility Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-5613
Fatemeh ZareiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-4518
Farshad MoradpourFertility and Infertility Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2123-7165
Mohammad Rasool KhazaeiFertility and Infertility Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-0625
Mozafar KhazaeiFertility and Infertility Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0536-3217
Maryam PourjaliliSchool of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-6205

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by memory impairment, dementia, and diminished cognitive function. This disease affects more than 20 million people worldwide. Amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are important pathological markers of AD. Multiple studies have indicated a potential association between elevated cholesterol levels and increased risk of AD, suggesting that lowering the cholesterol level could be a viable strategy for AD treatment or prevention. Statins, potent inhibitors of cholesterol synthesis, are widely used in clinical practice to decrease the plasma levels of LDL cholesterol in patients with hyperlipidemia. Statins are known to play a neuroprotective role in limiting Aβ pathology through cholesterol-lowering therapies. In addition to Aβ plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, the brains of AD patients exhibit signs of oxidative stress, neuroinflammatory responses, and synaptic disruption. Consequently, compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and/or neuroprotective properties could be beneficial components of AD treatment strategies. In addition to lowering LDL cholesterol, statins have demonstrated therapeutic efficacy in various forms, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects. These properties of statins are potential mechanisms underlying their beneficial effects in treating neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, this review was conducted to provide an overview of the protective effects of statins against AD.

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Alzheimer diseaseHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitorNeuroinflammatory diseasesOxidative stress

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PMID40703952
PMCPMC12093576

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