Statin Therapy in the Treatment of Sepsis

Summary

Simvastatin will attenutat IL-6 levels and lead to a more rapid shock reversal than placebo

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2010-12

Completion

2010-12

Publications

• Ghosh CC, Thamm K, Berghelli AV, Schrimpf C, Maski MR, Abid T, Milam KE, Rajakumar A, Santel A, Kielstein JT, Ahmed A, Thickett D, Wang K, Chase M, Donnino MW, Aird WC, Haller H, David S, Parikh SM. Drug Repurposing Screen Identifies Foxo1-Dependent Angiopoietin-2 Regulation in Sepsis. Crit Care Med. 2015 Jul;43(7):e230-40. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000993.
• Dobesh PP, Olsen KM. Statins role in the prevention and treatment of sepsis. Pharmacol Res. 2014 Oct;88:31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2014.04.010. Epub 2014 May 2.
• Donnino MW, Cocchi MN, Salciccioli JD, Kim D, Naini AB, Buettner C, Akuthota P. Coenzyme Q10 levels are low and may be associated with the inflammatory cascade in septic shock. Crit Care. 2011 Aug 9;15(4):R189. doi: 10.1186/cc10343.

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