Clinical Study

Simvastatin-Induced Insulin Resistance May Be Linked to Decreased Lipid Uptake and Lipid Synthesis in Human Skeletal Muscle: the LIFESTAT Study

Figure 2

Representative Western blots for Figure 1 for patients in simvastatin treatment (SIM) and matched controls (CON). ATGL: adipose triglyceride lipase; DGAT: diacylglycerol acyltransferase; EL: endothelial lipase; FABPpm: plasma membrane-bound fatty acid-binding protein; HSL: hormone-sensitive lipase; LPL: lipoprotein lipase; perilipins 2, 3, and 5. Representative picture of a coomassie staining that visualizes equal protein loading.