Simvastatin Induces Apoptosis and Alters Cytoskeleton in Endometrial Stromal Cells.

Posted By The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on April 27, 2010

Conclusions: Simvastatin induces apoptosis and disruption of the cytoskeleton of HES cells by reducing isoprenylation in cultures of human endometrial stroma. The present findings may lead to the development of novel treatments for endometriosis involving statins.
PMID: 20427495 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism)

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