Pravastatin effects could be reproduced by administration of PlGF, which reduced sFlt-1 levels, ameliorated hypertension, glomerular endotheliosis, and proteinuria in the mice, suggesting that the beneficial effect of pravastatin on improving preeclampsia-like symptoms is mediated by increasing PlGF levels, which counteracts sFlt-1-mediated effects (Kumasawa et al., 2011). The gene discussed is PGF; the disease is preeclampsia.