Modulation of membrane lipid composition and organization is currently developing as an
effective therapeutic strategy against a wide range of diseases, including cancer. This field …

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and are
amongst the most prescribed medications worldwide. Most statins work as a competitive …

Statins are well-known lipid-lowering drugs. The pleiotropic effects of statins have brought
about some beneficial effects on improving the therapeutic outcomes of cell therapy and …

High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectroscopy experiments were applied to obtain detailed information on the hydrocarbon …

The evaluation of radiation-induced (RI) risks is of medical, scientific, and societal interest.
However, despite considerable efforts, there is neither consensual mechanistic models nor …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne member of the Flaviviridae family. ZIKV infection has
been associated with neurological complications such as microcephaly in newborns and …

Lipid rafts are condensed regions of cell membranes rich in cholesterol and sphingomyelin,
which constitute the target for anticholesterolemic drugs-statins. In this work, we use for the …

Measurements of crude oil samples by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were
carried out. The quantitative fractions of aromatic molecules and functional groups …

Statins are drugs that specifically inhibit the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase and thereby
reduce the concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which represents a well …

Simvastatin is a lipid-lowering drug in the pharmaceutical group statins. Interaction of a drug
with lipids may define its role in the system and be critical for its pharmacological activity. We …