When key genes needed for cellular cleanup are turned off, statins can’t make the liver produce extra sugar anymore.
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Chronic HMGCR/HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor treatment contributes to dysglycemia by upregulating hepatic gluconeogenesis through autophagy induction
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