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A double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase-II clinical trial to evaluate oral simvastatin as a treatment for vitiligo
Simvastatin inhibits interferon-γ signaling by blocking activation of STAT and prevented and reversed disease in our mouse model. We conducted a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial to test simvastatin as a treatment for vitiligo. Our study does not support the use of oral simvastatin for the treatment of vitiligo. Disparate findings in this study compared with our mouse model may be a result of dosing limitations in human beings because of potential toxicity, which is not a concern in mice.
Vanderweil SG, Amano S, Ko WC, Richmond JM, Kelley M, Senna MM, Pearson A, Chowdary S, Hartigan C, Barton B, Harris JE
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