Behavioural and cognitive effects of simvastatin dose used in stimulation of bone regeneration in rats

PURPOSE: To analyze the effects of simvastatin (SVT) in the locomotion, anxiety and memory of rats, as a reflection of the administration of a minimum dose capable of stimulating bone regeneration in defects in the calvariae.METHODS: Surgical procedures were performed in 15 female Wistar rats, 2-month old, to insert the grafting material regenerator (Bone-ceramic(r)) and/or SVT, followed by behavioural and cognitive assessments in the 7th, 30th and 60th days post surgery.RESULTS: The SVT locally applied with the goal of bone regeneration in defects created in rat calvariae does not interfere w...