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From: Stroke. 1999;30:1969-1973

Statins both upregulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and inhibit inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), effects that are potentially neuroprotective. The preservation of eNOS activity in cerebral vasculature, particularly in the ischemic penumbra, may be especially important in preserving blood flow and limiting neurological loss. Statins may also attenuate the inflammatory cytokine responses that accompany cerebral ischemia, and they possess antioxidant properties that likely ameliorate ischemic oxidative stress in the brain.

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