A scientist in Japan found the first cholesterol-lowering statin by testing mold from rice — and it changed heart medicine forever.

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From Fleming to Endo: The discovery of statins

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2021 Dec 31

The study talks about how a scientist named Akira Endo found the first statin by studying fungi, just like the claim says, so it supports the main idea.

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From Fleming to Endo: The discovery of statins

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DOI: 10.21542/gcsp.2021.32

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The first statin drug, called compactin, was found in a type of mold and works by strongly blocking a key enzyme our bodies use to make cholesterol — and it does this at super low doses, even in people with a genetic form of high cholesterol.

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A scientist named Akira Endo found the first statin in a fungus back in 1971, and that discovery led to the cholesterol-lowering medicines millions of people take today.

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