Simvastatin Efficiently Lowers Small LDL-IgG Immune Complex Levels: A Therapeutic Quality beyond the Lipid-Lowering Effect

• Gerd Hörl ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gerd Hörl, Harald Froehlich

  * E-mail: gerd.hoerl@medunigraz.at

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Harald Froehlich ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gerd Hörl, Harald Froehlich

  Affiliation Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Ulrika Ferstl,

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Gerhard Ledinski,

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Josepha Binder,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Gerhard Cvirn,

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Tatjana Stojakovic,

  Affiliation Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Michael Trauner,

  Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Christoph Koidl,

  Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Erwin Tafeit,

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Karin Amrein,

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Hubert Scharnagl ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Günther Jürgens ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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• Seth Hallström

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Center of Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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