Thermodynamic and structure guided design of statin based inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase.
Sarver, R.W., Bills, E., Bolton, G., Bratton, L.D., Caspers, N.L., Dunbar, J.B., Harris, M.S., Hutchings, R.H., Kennedy, R.M., Larsen, S.D., Pavlovsky, A., Pfefferkorn, J.A., Bainbridge, G.(2008) J Med Chem 51: 3804-3813
- PubMed: 18540668 
- DOI: 10.1021/jm7015057
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3CCT, 3CCW, 3CCZ, 3CD0, 3CD5, 3CD7, 3CDA, 3CDB - PubMed Abstract: 
Clinical studies have demonstrated that statins, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) inhibitors, are effective at lowering mortality levels associated with cardiovascular disease; however, 2-7% of patients may experience statin-induced myalgia that limits compliance with a treatment regimen ...