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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 21.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 5;96(5A):24F–33F. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.06.009

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Cholesterol-independent effects of statins. Plus sign = enhanced/activated; minus sign = inhibited; AT1 = angiotensin 1; ET-1 = endothelin 1; hs-CRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; MMPs = matrix metalloproteinases; NO = nitric oxide; PAI-1 = plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; ROS = reactive oxygen species; SMC = smooth muscle cell; TF = tissue factor; t-PA = tissue-type plasminogen activator; TXA2 = thromboxane A2. (Adapted with permission from Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.)4