Effects of Statin Medications on Mental Processes, Behavior, and Serotonin Levels

Summary

Statins are cholesterol-lowering medications that are often prescribed for individuals with high cholesterol and who are at risk for heart disease. Preliminary research has shown that statins may have other effects on the body that are unrelated to the heart. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of statins on mood, mental processes, aggression, and serotonin levels.

Timeline

Start

2000-04

Primary completion

2004-03

Completion

2004-03

Publications

• Background Golomb BA, Criqui MH, White HL, Dimsdale JE. The UCSD Statin Study: a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of statins on selected noncardiac outcomes. Control Clin Trials. 2004 Apr;25(2):178-202. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2003.08.014.
• Background Golomb BA, Criqui MH, White H, Dimsdale JE. Conceptual foundations of the UCSD Statin Study: a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of statins on cognition, behavior, and biochemistry. Arch Intern Med. 2004 Jan 26;164(2):153-62. doi: 10.1001/archinte.164.2.153.
• Golomb BA, Dimsdale JE, Koslik HJ, Evans MA, Lu X, Rossi S, Mills PJ, White HL, Criqui MH. Statin Effects on Aggression: Results from the UCSD Statin Study, a Randomized Control Trial. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 1;10(7):e0124451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124451. eCollection 2015.
• Golomb BA, Chan VT, Evans MA, Koperski S, White HL, Criqui MH. The older the better: are elderly study participants more non-representative? A cross-sectional analysis of clinical trial and observational study samples. BMJ Open. 2012 Dec 14;2(6):e000833. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000833. Print 2012.
• Golomb BA, Koperski S, White HL. Association between more frequent chocolate consumption and lower body mass index. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Mar 26;172(6):519-21. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2100. No abstract available.
• Golomb BA, Evans MA, White HL, Dimsdale JE. Trans fat consumption and aggression. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e32175. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032175. Epub 2012 Mar 5.
• Golomb BA, Dimsdale JE, White HL, Ritchie JB, Criqui MH. Reduction in blood pressure with statins: results from the UCSD Statin Study, a randomized trial. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 14;168(7):721-7. doi: 10.1001/archinte.168.7.721.

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