Rosuvastatin Calcium Is The Calcium Salt Form Of Rosuvastatin, A Statin With Antilipidemic Activity. Rosuvastatin Selectively And Competitively Binds To And Inhibits Hepatic Hydroxymethyl-glutaryl Coenzyme A (Hmg-coa) Reductase, The Enzyme Which Catalyzes The Conversion Of Hmg-coa To Mevalonate, A Precursor Of Cholesterol. This Leads To A Decrease In Hepatic Cholesterol Levels And Increase In Uptake Of Ldl Cholesterol. It Is Synthetic Lipid Lowering Agent & In Addition To Anti-atherosclerotic Benefit, It Also Exhibits Anti-inflammatory, Cardioprotective And Anti-platelet Activities. Separately, Rosuvastatin Down Regulates Erk, P38mapk, Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 And 9 (Mmp2/9), And Pai Expression, Inhibiting Migration And Proliferation Of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Additionally, Rosuvastatin Inhibits Activation Of Nadph Oxidase And Pkc, Decreasing Platelet Recruitment And Activation In Vitro And Ex Vivo.
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