Term Name:	response to statin
Synonyms:	response to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, response to hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor
Definition:	Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a statin stimulus. Statins are organooxygen compounds whose structure is related to compactin (mevastatin) and which may be used as an anticholesteremic drug due its EC:1.1.1.34/EC:1.1.1.88 (hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase) inhibitory properties.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0036273]    QuickGO    AmiGO