Biomaterial Database

Influence of pravastatin on hepatic metabolism of cholesterol. 1991

M Hellerstein

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D009281	Naphthalenes	Two-ring crystalline hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar. They are used as intermediates in chemical synthesis, as insect repellents, fungicides, lubricants, preservatives, and, formerly, as topical antiseptics.
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D006538	Heptanoic Acids	7-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids.	Acids, Heptanoic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000924	Anticholesteremic Agents	Substances used to lower plasma CHOLESTEROL levels.	Cholesterol Inhibitors,Hypocholesteremic Agents,Anticholesteremic Drugs,Anticholesteremics,Inhibitors, Cholesterol,Agents, Anticholesteremic,Agents, Hypocholesteremic,Drugs, Anticholesteremic
D017035	Pravastatin	An antilipemic fungal metabolite isolated from cultures of Nocardia autotrophica. It acts as a competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase (HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES).	Eptastatin,Apo-Pravastatin,Bristacol,CS-514,Elisor,Lin-Pravastatin,Lipemol,Liplat,Lipostat,Mevalotin,Nu-Pravastatin,Prareduct,Pravachol,Pravacol,Pravasin,Pravastatin Monosodium Salt, (6 beta)-Isomer,Pravastatin Sodium,Pravastatin Sodium Salt,Pravastatin tert-Octylamine Salt,Pravastatin, (6 beta)-Isomer,RMS-431,SQ-31,000,SQ-31000,Selektine,Vasten,Apo Pravastatin,CS 514,CS514,Lin Pravastatin,Nu Pravastatin,Pravastatin tert Octylamine Salt,RMS 431,RMS431,SQ 31,000,SQ 31000,SQ31,000,SQ31000,Sodium Salt, Pravastatin