Expanding the pleiotropic effects of statins: Attenuation of air pollution-induced inflammatory response

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Tasat, D R ^a,b   Yakisich, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; MEVINOLIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG INJURY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LOVASTATIN; NEUTROPHILS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84867697781     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00280.2012     Document Type: Article

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