A Comparison of the Effect of the 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) Reductase Inhibitors Simvastatin, Lovastatin and Pravastatin on Leukaemic and Normal Bone Marrow Progenitors

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Simvastatin is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and also selectively inhibits the growth of leukaemic progenitor cells. The antileukaemic action of simvastatin was compared in vitro with that of lovastatin and pravastatin, chemically related compounds which are also competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase. After 18 hours incubation with 2.5-20 microM of inhibitor, no...

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