Determining the role of statins in Parkinson's disease risk reduction and disease modification: A comprehensive meta-analysis of 4 million participants' data.
Abdelrahman MadyYehia NabilAsma DaoudAsmaa Zakria AlnajjarTaleb AlsalloumMenna MarwanMaickel AbdelmesehMoaz ElsayedAbdulrahman KrayimMohamed AlaaMahmoud MasoudNagham BusharaRoaa FaisalHayat AhmedMohamed SaadZineddine BelabaciMatthew J BarrettBrian BermanAhmed NegidaPublished in: CNS neuroscience & therapeutics (2024)
Although epidemiological observational studies showed that statin use was associated with a reduced risk of PD, current evidence is insufficient to support the role of statins in slowing the progression of PD. These findings are limited by the fact that most of the included studies are observational studies which carry a high risk of confounding bias which highlights the need for future well-designed RCTs.