Statins Activate the Immune System Work, Scientists have Found

Worldwide, Daily news | | November 19, 2010 16:27

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown useful side effect, which is given statins. As it turned out, these drugs are used by millions of people around the world to lower cholesterol, may protect against severe infections like pneumonia, writes The Independent. A study in the U.S. showed: Statins activate the ability of white blood cells to destroy bacteria. During a laboratory experiment, immune system cells – phagocytes – have become more effectively deal with the plague after exposure to statins. “We found that these drugs are fundamentally changing the way white blood cells behave when meeting with the bacteria” – led the research, said Professor Victor Nizet of the University of California at San Diego. The results of the survey were published today in the journal Cell Host & Microbe

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