(1) Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
Abstract:
Objective
Reducing the expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules (ECAMs) is known to decrease inflammation-induced vascular complications. In this paper we looked at whether statins can reduce inflammation-induced ECAM expression after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment in endothelial cells.