Hydroxy-Methylglutaryl–Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibition Promotes Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation Through a Decrease in Caveolin Abundance

Abstract
Background—Hypercholesterolemia is causally associated with defects of endothelial nitric oxide (NO)–dependent vasodilation. Increased uptake of cholesterol by endothelial cells (ECs) upregulates t...