ZK Statin Plus
A Family Company
ZK Statin Plus (ZKSP) is a family-owned biotech company formed in 2021 to develop a method to prevent
in obese subjects the side effects of statins while also enhancing their abilities to lower LDL-cholesterol
and, in particular, high levels of triglyceride. While statins have powerful effects on reducing
LDL-cholesterol, unfortunately many statin users abandon their use due to experiencing some side effects
such as muscle damage/pain and a significant risk of developing diabetes. In addition, statins are not
sufficiently effective in reducing high levels of triglyceride in obese subjects.
ZKSP has been developing a human protein (ZKPr) to alleviate the side effects of statins while safely
increasing their efficacy primarily in obese subjects. Based on experiments with obese mice, the prime
effect of ZKPr is to greatly (80-90%) reduce excess visceral fat which is metabolically related to
diabetes and the reduction of muscle proteins (resulting in muscle weakness), both events being
further exacerbated by statins and reversed by ZKPr. Obesity also leads to high serum contents of
triglycerides and cholesterol that are reversed by the combined actions of statin and ZKPr more
effectively than by statin alone.