Antioxidant effects of statins. Intracellular oxidation (red) as determined by 2′,7′-dichlorofluoroscein staining of rat cardiomyocytes treated with angiotensin II (Ang II, 10 nM), with and without simvastatin (statin, 10 μM), L-mevalonate (L-Mev, 200 μM), GGPP (100 μM), or FPP (100 μM).