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| Title |
Statins: protectors or pretenders in prostate cancer?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.tem.2013.12.007 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hyeongsun Moon, Michelle M. Hill, Matthew J. Roberts, Robert A. Gardiner, Andrew J. Brown |
| Abstract |
The role of statin therapy in prostate cancer (PCa) prevention and treatment is plagued by controversy. This critical review of published clinical series reveals several caveats in earlier studies, which reported no benefit. Recent studies that adjust for confounding factors have demonstrated statin therapy to be associated with PCa prevention and favorable clinical outcomes. Developed as inhibitors of cholesterol synthesis, the expected mechanism of statin action is systemic cholesterol reduction. By lowering circulating cholesterol, statins indirectly reduce cellular cholesterol levels in multiple cell types, impacting on membrane microdomains and steroidogenesis. Although non-cholesterol mechanisms of statin action have been proposed, they are limited by the uncertainties surrounding in vivo tissue statin concentrations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Mexico | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 58 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Romania | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 55 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 11 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 12% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 17% |
| Unknown | 9 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 March 2014.
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#1,098
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