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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2010 Sep;19(9):1099–1112. doi: 10.1517/13543784.2010.504714

Figure 3. The relationship between statins, cholesterol and vitamin D synthesis.

Figure 3

Statins inhibit the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which results in the reduction of 7-dehydrocholesterol, the major precursor for cholesterol and vitamin D synthesis.