Pitavastatin is a novel statin that induces plaque regression and is non-inferior to atorvastatin and, on some measures, superior to simvastatin and to pravastatin in the elderly. Pitavastatin ...

In HepG2 cells, pitavastatin is especially potent at inducing ApoA1 (3 µM) compared with both simvastatin (10 µM) and atorvastatin (30 µM). Adding mevalonate prevented ApoA1 induction by statins.