Essays about: "Simvastatin"

Found 2 essays containing the word Simvastatin.

  1. 1. Evaluating targeted combination therapies in EGFR wild-type non-small-cell lung cancer using mass spectrometry-based proteomics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för immunteknologi

    Author : Johan Thorsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Survival for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has been significantly improved by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in patients with EGFR mutations. However, certain subpopulations of NSCLC patients with EGFR wild-type (wt) status have been shown to also respond to EGFR-TKIs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Inflammatory studies on bone cement

    University essay from Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper; Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Asha Modugu; [2012]
    Keywords : Bone cements; Calcium Phosphate cements; Simvastatin; RAW 264.7 cells; Macrophages; ROS; Inflammation;

    Abstract : Simvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug, has the capacity to stimulate bone formation along with having anti-inflammatory effects. Incorporating simvastatin to the calcium phosphate cement would result in slow release of the drug stimulating bone formation and by preventing a local inflammation and bone resorption. READ MORE