Is there potential for repurposing statins as novel antimicrobials?

Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.Statins are members of a class of pharmaceutical widely used to reduce high levels of serum cholesterol. In addition, statins have so-called "pleiotropic effects," which include inflammation reduction, immunomodulatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hennessy, E., Adams, C., Reen, F., O'Gara, Fergal
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17526