amount of L.D.L. in the blood stream benefits the heart by stopping plaque from building up and possibly rupturing, forming a clot that can impede blood flow and in turn kill oxygen starved tissue. The information in the article about the reduction of cholesterol levels by stations helped me to better understand the practical uses for the inhibition of enzymes and also learn more about the role cholesterol plays in the body and in cellular functions. In lecture, I learned about both cholesterol and enzymes, but before reading the article, I did not fully understand the connection between the two. By reading the article, I learned many things about cholesterol that I did not previously know. I learned how cholesterol can have both positive and negative effects on the body. I learned that although cholesterol is needed for all cellular functions, it can also negatively effect the body by forming plaque which could possibly break apart forming clots which stop blood flow to important tissues. Finally, I learned that L.D.L. or low–density lipoprotein is the “bad” form of cholesterol that floats around in the bloodstream and that it is the type of cholesterol which is responsible for causing the clots which have the possibility of harming important organs such as the heart.Another important thing I learned from the article on statins is the amount of research it takes to find out all of the benefits and side effects of a drug. It amazes me the long amount of time it takes to figure out the side effects of a drug. Statins were introduced almost 13 years ago and yet they are still not completely sure whether they cause suicidal tendencies or if they have the possibility of producing unrecognized toxins. To me, 13 years seems like a large amount of time. I thought that with all of today’s advanced technology, scientists would be able to perform studies on the newly introduced drugs with greater speed and that had res...
