Officially accredited/recognized by the SecretarÃ­a de EducaciÃ³n PÃºblica, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education, Mexico), Universidad AnÃ¡huac Mayab is a small (enrollment range: 2,000-2,999 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Catholic religion.
Statins is a class of drugs that lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood by reducing the production of cholesterol by the liver. (The other source of cholesterol in the blood is dietary cholesterol.) Statins block the enzyme in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol. This enzyme is called hydroxy-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase). Scientifically, statins are referred to as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Cholesterol is critical to the normal function of every cell in the body.
Statins are cholesterol lowering drugs and one of the most commonly prescribed drugs after antibiotics and pain killers. The group as a whole is known as âstatinsâ as all of the drugs in this group have â statin as a suffix in the chemical name. Various studies of the last two decades have conclusively proved the role of statins in the prevention of heart attack, stroke and other diseases related to high blood cholesterol levels.