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Simvastatin Inhibits the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Macrophages Induced by Mechanical and/or Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein

Kefeng Liu^{1,2, §}, Zhengyu Zhang^{1,3, §}, Ting Pei¹, Ziqing Li⁴, Jingjing Wang¹, Hong Wang¹, Suning Ping¹, Lie Deng¹, Linli Wang¹, Jintao Huang⁵, Puyi Sheng⁴, Shuying Liu¹, Chaohong Li¹

1 Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat -sen University, Guangzhou, 510089, Guangdong, China.
2 Department of Histology and Embryology, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou, 423000, Hunan Province, China.
3 Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, Guangdong, China
4 Department of orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510089, Guangdong, China.
5 Medical Experimental Center, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510089, Guangdong, China.
Correspondence should be addressed to Shuying Liu and Chaohong Li, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 74# Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510089, Guangdong Province, China. Tel.: +86-(0)20-87332488 ； Fax: +86-(0)20-87331451 ； E-mail: liushuy3@mail.sysu.edu.cn and lichaoh@mail.sysu.edu.cn
§ These authors are equal contribution