Statins

Intervention22 papers29 findings

  • Human trial3
  • Humans13
  • Cells1

Outcomes

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Endoglin

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Rosuvastatin decreases endoglin in humans.

    “Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin therapies significantly decreased plasma concentrations of both endocan and endoglin”

    Humansprimary cardiovascular preventionplasmaup to 16 weeksfemales

    The Influence of Statin Therapy on Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction, Endocan and Endoglin, in Postmenopausal Women-A Prospective Study · Biomedicines · 27 Aug 2026

  2. Atorvastatin decreases endoglin in humans.

    “Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin therapies significantly decreased plasma concentrations of both endocan and endoglin”

    Humansprimary cardiovascular preventionplasmaup to 16 weeksfemales

    The Influence of Statin Therapy on Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction, Endocan and Endoglin, in Postmenopausal Women-A Prospective Study · Biomedicines · 27 Aug 2026

Endoglin →

Endocan

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Rosuvastatin decreases endocan in humans.

    “Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin therapies significantly decreased plasma concentrations of both endocan and endoglin”

    Humansprimary cardiovascular preventionplasmaup to 16 weeksfemales

    The Influence of Statin Therapy on Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction, Endocan and Endoglin, in Postmenopausal Women-A Prospective Study · Biomedicines · 27 Aug 2026

  2. Atorvastatin decreases endocan in humans.

    “Atorvastatin and rosuvastatin therapies significantly decreased plasma concentrations of both endocan and endoglin”

    Humansprimary cardiovascular preventionplasmaup to 16 weeksfemales

    The Influence of Statin Therapy on Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction, Endocan and Endoglin, in Postmenopausal Women-A Prospective Study · Biomedicines · 27 Aug 2026

Endocan →

Non-liver-related death

no changein humans1HR 0.499

1 study
  1. Statins have no effect on non-liver-related death in humans (HR 0.499, 95% CI 0.224-1.111).

    Humansin non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitisn = 507

    Statins are associated with decreased risk of disease progression and death in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis · European journal of internal medicine · 3 Oct 2026

Liver-related death

downin humans1HR 0.076

1 study
  1. Statins decrease liver-related death in humans (HR 0.076, 95% CI 0.010-0.584).

    Humansin non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitisn = 507

    Statins are associated with decreased risk of disease progression and death in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis · European journal of internal medicine · 3 Oct 2026

Mortality

downin humans1HR 0.318

1 study
  1. Statins decrease mortality in humans (HR 0.318, 95% CI 0.153-0.661).

    Humansin non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitisn = 507

    Statins are associated with decreased risk of disease progression and death in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis · European journal of internal medicine · 3 Oct 2026

Cirrhosis-free survival

upin humans1HR 0.139

1 study
  1. Statins improve cirrhosis-free survival in humans (HR 0.139, 95% CI 0.041-0.467).

    Humansin non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitisn = 507

    Statins are associated with decreased risk of disease progression and death in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis · European journal of internal medicine · 3 Oct 2026

LDL cholesterol

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1 study
  1. Statins decrease LDL cholesterol in humans (donut estimates vary from - 1.00 to - 1.72 mmol/L).

    Humansaround the first recorded prescription date

    Event-time regression discontinuity for biomedical data: LATT estimation and covariate distribution tests · American journal of epidemiology · 29 Sep 2026

LDL cholesterol →

Cancer-related mortality

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. Statins have no effect on cancer-related mortality in humans.

    Humanswithout CHD

    Trends in statin use and its association with mortality among older U.S. cancer survivors with and without coronary heart disease · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 22 Sep 2026

Amputation severity

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1 study
  1. Statins decrease amputation severity in humans (aOR 0.43, 95% CI 0.20-0.74).

    Humansdiabetic foot infectionmoderate-intensity

    The impact of statin therapy on amputation risk in patients with diabetic foot infection: a retrospective cohort study from Jordan · Frontiers in endocrinology · 16 Sep 2026

Major adverse cardiovascular events

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. Atorvastatin has no effect on major adverse cardiovascular events in humans.

    Human trialnoncardiac surgery in patients with RCRI >= 180 mg24 hours preoperatively

    The Effect of High-Dose Atorvastatin on Postoperative Troponin in Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial · Research in heart yield and translational medicine · 1 Jan 2025

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High-sensitivity cardiac troponin

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Atorvastatin decreases high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in humans.

    Human trialnoncardiac surgery in patients with RCRI >= 180 mg24 hours preoperatively

    The Effect of High-Dose Atorvastatin on Postoperative Troponin in Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial · Research in heart yield and translational medicine · 1 Jan 2025

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin →

Associations

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Mortality

downin humans2

2 studies
  1. Statins lower the risk of mortality in humans (52.0% vs. 72.8%).

    Humanswith CHD

    Trends in statin use and its association with mortality among older U.S. cancer survivors with and without coronary heart disease · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 22 Sep 2026

  2. Statins lower the risk of mortality in humans.

    Humanscritically ill ischemic stroke patients

    Statins link to lower mortality in critical stroke patients · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 15 Sep 2026

Hepatic decompensation

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of hepatic decompensation in humans (0.4% vs 4.7%).

    Humansin non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitisn = 507

    Statins are associated with decreased risk of disease progression and death in non-cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis · European journal of internal medicine · 3 Oct 2026

Hepatic decompensation →

Barthel index

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins are associated with Barthel index in humans (mean difference 5.58 points, 95% CI 0.44 to 10.7).

    Human trialexercise during acute hospitalizationn = 310

    Statin use and functional response to multicomponent exercise in acutely hospitalized older adults: secondary analysis of a randomized trial · European geriatric medicine · 30 Sep 2026

Barthel index →

Retinal vein occlusion

downin humans1OR 0.65

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of retinal vein occlusion in humans (OR = 0.65 (95% CI = 0.53-0.79)).

    Reviewmeta-analysis of observational studies

    Potential protective associations of antidiabetic and lipid-lowering therapies with retinal vein occlusion risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis · Eye (London, England) · 24 Sep 2026

Retinal vein occlusion →

Cancer-related mortality

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of cancer-related mortality in humans (11.5% vs. 18.0%).

    Humanswith CHD

    Trends in statin use and its association with mortality among older U.S. cancer survivors with and without coronary heart disease · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 22 Sep 2026

Cardiac mortality

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of cardiac mortality in humans (18.3% vs. 25.9%).

    Humanswith CHD

    Trends in statin use and its association with mortality among older U.S. cancer survivors with and without coronary heart disease · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 22 Sep 2026

Major amputation

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of major amputation in humans (ARR 9.3%).

    Humansdiabetic foot infectionmoderate-intensity

    The impact of statin therapy on amputation risk in patients with diabetic foot infection: a retrospective cohort study from Jordan · Frontiers in endocrinology · 16 Sep 2026

Cardiovascular events

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Pitavastatin lowers the risk of cardiovascular events in humans.

    “In the REPRIEVE study, treatment with pitavastatin was shown to reduce the rate of first cardiovascular events among individuals with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy.”

    Reviewreceiving antiretroviral therapy

    Beyond Lipid Lowering: A Narrative Review and Expert Perspective on Precision Cardiovascular Prevention in People with HIV After REPRIEVE · Biomolecules · 29 Aug 2026

Cardiovascular events →

Dementia

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of dementia in humans (-15% relative risk (95% CI 9%-21%)).

    Humanswithin ≤ 1 year after type 2 diabetes diagnosis vs no statin within 5 years10 years

    Early statin use links to lower dementia risk in diabetes · The Lancet regional health. Europe · 27 Aug 2026

Dementia →

Thyroid cancer

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins raise the risk of thyroid cancer in humans.

    Humans≥6 months

    Statin Use and Site-Specific Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study Using Korean Health Insurance Data · Journal of lipid and atherosclerosis · 12 Jun 2026

Thyroid cancer →

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Liver cancer

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of liver cancer in humans (aHR 0.52 (95% CI 0.44-0.61)).

    Humans≥6 months

    Statin Use and Site-Specific Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study Using Korean Health Insurance Data · Journal of lipid and atherosclerosis · 12 Jun 2026

Liver cancer →

Cancer

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of cancer in humans (aHR 0.96 (95% CI 0.93-1.00)).

    Humans≥6 months

    Statin Use and Site-Specific Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study Using Korean Health Insurance Data · Journal of lipid and atherosclerosis · 12 Jun 2026

Cancer →

Type 2 diabetes

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Atorvastatin raises the risk of type 2 diabetes in humans.

    Reviewdose- and susceptibility-dependent

    Atorvastatin Safety Reappraised: From Pharmacogenomic Mechanisms to Personalized Risk Management · Cardiovascular therapeutics · 1 Jan 2026

Type 2 diabetes →

Dementia with Lewy bodies

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins raise the risk of dementia with Lewy bodies in humans.

    HumansIVW-MR

    Statins cut Alzheimer's risk but raise other dementia risks · Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 1 Jan 2026

Dementia with Lewy bodies →

Alzheimer's disease

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Statins lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in humans.

    HumansIVW-MR

    Statins cut Alzheimer's risk but raise other dementia risks · Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 1 Jan 2026

Alzheimer's disease →

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The Lancet Regional Health EuropeHumans

Early statin use links to lower dementia risk in diabetes

Early statin initiation was associated with a 15% lower 10-year relative risk of dementia compared to no statin treatment in people with type 2…Early statin initiation was associated with a 15% lower 10-year relative risk of dementia compared to no statin treatment in people with type 2 diabetes.

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease ReportsHumans

Statins cut Alzheimer's risk but raise other dementia risks

A Mendelian randomization analysis found total cholesterol mediated 93.91% of statins' effect on overall dementia and 84.37% on dementia in…A Mendelian randomization analysis found total cholesterol mediated 93.91% of statins' effect on overall dementia and 84.37% on dementia in Alzheimer's disease.