Atorvastatin and gemfibrozil metabolites, but not the parent drugs, are potent antioxidants against lipoprotein oxidation
Authors: Aviram M.1; Rosenblat M.; Bisgaier C.L.; Newton R.S.
Source: Atherosclerosis, Volume 138, Number 2, June 1998 , pp. 271-280(10)
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Lipid peroxidation; LDL; VLDL; HDL; Atorvastatin; Gemfibrozil; Paraoxonase
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00032-X
Affiliations: 1: The Lipid Research Laboratory, Technion Faculty of Medicine, The Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences and Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 31096, Israel

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