Research progress of simvastatin effect on tumor
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2018.05.011
- VernacularTitle:辛伐他汀对肿瘤作用的研究进展
- Author:
Bin ZHANG
1
;
Dongmei SHI
;
Sen QIAO
Author Information
1. 250062,济南大学山东省医学科学院医学与生命科学学院
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Simvastatin;
Targeted therapy
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2018;45(5):300-303
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Statins can adjust blood fat and cholesterol,and protect the cardiovascular,especially simvastatin,which is used often in clinic.Several recent studies have found that simvastatin can play a positive role in the treatment of multiple tumors by inhibiting tumor growth,invasion and metastasis,and improving the drug resistance of chemotherapeutic agents.Simvastatin may be a potential drug for cancer treatment.It is expected to be a new direction of tumor therapy and prevention.
