Lowering blood cholesterol does not affect neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Solenne VigneDonovan DucBenjamin PeterJessica RebeaudYannick YersinFlorian RuizValentine BressoudTinh-Hai ColletCaroline PotPublished in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2022)
These findings suggest that blood cholesterol level has no direct role in neuro-inflammatory diseases and that the previously shown protective effects of statins in MS are not related to circulating cholesterol.