Simvastatin inhibits the monocyte expression of proinflammatory cytokines in patients with hypercholesterolemia
Domenico Ferro, MD*,
Sandro Parrotto, MD*,
Stefania Basili, MD
,
Cesare Alessandri, MD
and
Francesco Violi, MD*
* Istituto I Clinica Medica, Università "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy
Dipartimento di Terapia Medica, Università "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy
Istituto di Terapia Medica Sistematica, Università "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy

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Figure 1 Tumor necrosis factor- expressed by monocytes of hypercholesterolemic patients at the baseline and after diet (left panel) or diet plus sinvastatin (right panel) treatment.
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Figure 2 Interleukin-1ß expressed by monocytes of hypercholesterolemic patients at the baseline and after diet (left panel) or diet plus sinvastatin (right panel) treatment.
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