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<journal-id>0026-1742</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Facultad de Medicina (México)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0026-1742</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0026-17422023000600007</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/fm.24484865e.2023.66.6.02</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estatinas, una alternativa en el tratamiento de la COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Statins, an Alternative in the Treatment of COVID-19]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Escandón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jared]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ordaz-Mayoral]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pablo-Mancilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Verónica]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Miranda-Zamora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Zagoya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Cuauhtémoc]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>7</fpage>
<lpage>16</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0026-17422023000600007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0026-17422023000600007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0026-17422023000600007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Las estatinas son ampliamente utilizadas para el control de los niveles de colesterol en pacientes con hipercolesterolemia, lo cual permite prevenir enfermedades cardiovasculares. Además de controlar la síntesis endógena de colesterol, las estatinas tienen efectos pleiotrópicos diversos, como son las propiedades antiinflamatoria, antioxidante y de inmunomodulación. La enfermedad causada por el virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) provoca una tormenta de citocinas que contribuye a la generación del síndrome respiratorio agudo, que puede llevar a cuadros graves de esta enfermedad e incluso a la muerte del paciente. Diversos estudios realizados en enfermos con COVID-19 que recibieron estatinas, antes o durante el curso de la enfermedad, registraron cuadros menos graves, estancias hospitalarias más cortas y menor mortalidad. El beneficio de las estatinas en la COVID-19 debe ser explorado más ampliamente, ya que potencialmente pueden contribuir al control de esta pandemia que ha postrado a la humanidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Statins are widely used to control cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia, which helps prevent cardiovascular diseases. In addition to controlling endogenous cholesterol synthesis, statins have diverse pleiotropic effects, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties. The disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) causes a cytokine storm that contributes to the generation of acute respiratory syndrome, which can lead to severe symptoms of this disease and even the death of the patient. Various studies carried out on patients with COVID-19 who received statins, before or during the disease, registered less severe symptoms, shorter hospital stays and lower mortality. The benefit of statins in COVID-19 should be explored more widely, as they can potentially contribute to the control of this pandemic that has devastated humanity.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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