分子ドッキングと機能分析は,骨関節炎におけるスタチンの軟体保護性および抗炎症性を明らかにする

Bugrahan Regaip Kilinc1, Feyza Kostak2, Omer Faruk Yilmaz3

  • 1Department of Biology, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey.

まとめ

ピタバスタチンとロスウバスタチンは,重要な分子を標的にすることで,骨格関節炎における抗炎症および軟骨保護効果を示します. しかし,長期間使用すると細胞毒性が増加し,用量と期間を慎重に管理する必要があります.

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