Molecular Medicine Research Institute 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Differential Effects of Lipid-lowering Drugs in Modulating Morphology of Cholesterol Particles Shanmugavel Madasamy1, David Liu1, Jason Lundry1, Benjamin Alderete2, Raymond Kong2, J. Paul Robinson3, Alan H.B. Wu1,4, Edward P. Amento5 1Plaxgen Inc, 2Millipore Sigma, 3Cytometry Laboratories, Purdue University, 4San Francisco General Hospital, 2M16 Clinical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 5Molecular Medicine Research Institute The objective of this study was to evaluate in vitro lipid-lowering drug effects in modulating the morphology of cholesterol particles. Comparison of lipid-lowering drugs revealed variations in their effect in modulating the morphological features of cholesterol particles.