Statins slow the aging process of arteries

The drugs to take the heart patients to lower cholesterol may slow the aging process of the blood vessels, the researchers said. People with cardiovascular disease, there is an artery, which wear out more rapidly with age than the other vessels in the body. Scientists at the University of Cambridge reported that statins can delay the aging process of the arteries. The study was published in the journal Circulation Research. Specialists explain what happens to the blood vessels while taking statins. For them to leave the cells in the body divide a limited number of times, and in patients with heart disease, the process of cell division is greatly accelerated from about 7 to 13 times higher than normal division. As a result, the cells are depleted, leading to DNA damage and disturbances in the cells. One of the main tasks of these cells to protect arterial fatty plaques that block the blood vessels and may eventually lead to a heart attack. Earlier studies have shown that increasing the levels of proteins probably statins NBS-1, which are involved in the repair of DNA cells. This means that slow the way these drugs the aging of the arteries. According to scientists, this is a great discovery, because, due to a drug not only lower cholesterol, but also slows the aging process of certain blood vessels.