| Information | |
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| has gloss | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate Mevacor, lovastatin |
| has gloss | eng: Lovastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used for lowering cholesterol (hypolipidemic agent) in those with hypercholesterolemia and so preventing cardiovascular disease. Lovastatin is a naturally occurring drug found in food such as oyster mushrooms and red yeast rice . |
| lexicalization | eng: lovastatin |
| lexicalization | eng: Mevacor |
| subclass of | (noun) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase statin, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, lipid-lowering medicine |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Lovastatin ist ein Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der Statine, der zur Behandlung der Hypercholesterinämie eingesetzt wird. Es war das erste von der FDA zugelassene Statin (August 1987). |
| lexicalization | deu: Lovastatin |
| Persian | |
| lexicalization | fas: لووستاتین |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: La lovastatina è una statina, un principio attivo di indicazione specifica contro l’ipercolesterolemia. |
| lexicalization | ita: Lovastatina |
| lexicalization | ita: lovastatina |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Lovastatine behoort tot de groep geneesmiddelen die cholesterolsyntheseremmers of statinen worden genoemd. Het remt de aanmaak van cholesterol in de lever en verlaagt het cholesterol- en vetgehalte in het bloed. Een andere naam voor lovastatine is mevinoline. |
| lexicalization | nld: Lovastatine |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: En medicina y farmacología la lovastatina es un fármaco miembro de la familia de las estatinas, usado para disminuir el colesterol y prevenir enfermedades cardiovasculares. |
| lexicalization | spa: lovastatina |
| Thai | |
| has gloss | tha: โลวาสแตติน(อังกฤษ:Lovastatin) เป็นยาในกลุ่มสแตติน ใช้รักษา คอเลสเตอรอลสูง และป้องกัน โรคคาร์ดิโอวาสคูลาร์ |
| lexicalization | tha: โลวาสแตติน |
| Links | |
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| similar | e/Lovastatin |
| similar | e/Mevacor |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Biosynthesis-dielsalder.png |
| media:img | Biosynthesis-lovd.png |
| media:img | Cholesterolbiosynthesis.png |
| media:img | HMG-CoA reductase pathway.png |
| media:img | Hmg-reductase.png |
| media:img | Lovastatin-Strukturformel.png |
| media:img | Lovastatin.png |
| media:img | Pleurotus ostreatus JPG7.jpg |
| media:img | Totalsynthesis1.png |
| media:img | Totalsynthesis2.png |
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