Statin drugs might boost healthy gut microbes

Peter Libby ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 581, issue 7808, 263-264

Abstract: An analysis of faecal samples reveals that obese people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have a ‘healthier’ community of gut microorganisms than would be expected. What are the implications of this surprising finding?

Keywords: Medical research; Microbiology; Cardiovascular biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01281-0

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