Can dementia be lessened by statins?

The Lancet Editorial of June 281 states that Prime Minister David Cameron has taken the lead in the attempt to lessen the global epidemic of dementia by identifying a cure or disease modifying therapy by 2025.1 Yet in the same issue of The Lancet, we read that statins have anti-inflammatory properti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2014-09, Vol.384 (9947), p.953-953
1. Verfasser:	Opie, Lionel H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alzheimer Disease - drug therapy Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use Dementia Dementia disorders Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Internal Medicine Medical research Statins
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Zusammenfassung:	The Lancet Editorial of June 281 states that Prime Minister David Cameron has taken the lead in the attempt to lessen the global epidemic of dementia by identifying a cure or disease modifying therapy by 2025.1 Yet in the same issue of The Lancet, we read that statins have anti-inflammatory properties and inhibit leucocyte migration through the blood-brain barrier, thereby lessening atrophy of the brain.2
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61623-8