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SynthesisJournal of advanced research2025

Advances in statin adverse reactions and the potential mechanisms: A systematic review.

Weiwei Zeng, Huan Deng, Yuning Luo, Shilong Zhong, Min Huang, Brian Tomlinson

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Synthesis in Journal of advanced research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Weiwei ZengDepartment of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Longgang Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong, China.
Huan DengDepartment of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Longgang Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong, China.
Yuning LuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Longgang Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong, China.
Shilong ZhongDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Min HuangInstitute of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: huangmin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Brian TomlinsonFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau. Electronic address: btomlinson@must.edu.mo.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Statins are the cornerstone of preventing and treating cardiovascular disease and can reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 60%. Although statins have high tolerability and safety, as the number of users increases, their adverse reactions in the liver, kidneys, skeletal muscles, and their potential to induce diabetes have also received widespread attention. AIM OF REVIEW: How to maximize the lipid-lowering effect of statins, reduce the incidence of adverse reactions, promote the rational application of statins in the clinic, and improve the risk-benefit level, in order to benefit more cardiovascular patients and provide reference for the related basic research of statins. Key scientific concepts of review: This article provides a comprehensive review of the clinical manifestations of statin-related adverse reactions (associated myopathy, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, glycemic effects, central nervous system, hemorrhagic stroke, etc.), risk factors for triggering adverse reactions, statin interactions with other drugs (food), potential etiopathological mechanisms and common interventions in the clinic. Genetic diversity is strongly associated with statin adverse effects, and thus, in the future genetic testing may also be key to mitigating statin adverse effects.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsCholesterol, LDLHumansMuscular DiseasesRisk FactorsCholesterol, LDLHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsadverse effectsclinical interventionsmechanismStatins

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PMCPMC12793736

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