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Current evidence suggests that the beneficial effects of statins seem to be mediated not only by their lipid-lowering properties but also by improving vascular endothelial cell function. Chronic inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthesis by oral administration of Nw-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to rats induces early vascular inflammation and subsequent arteriosclerosis.