Simvastatin decreases the level of heparin-binding protein in patients with acute lung injury

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  McAuley, Daniel F ^a,b   O'Kane, Cecilia M ^b   Craig, Thelma R ^a   Shyamsundar, Murali ^a   Herwald, Heiko ^c   Dib, Karim ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Heparin binding protein; Inflammation; Neutrophils; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN BINDING PROTEIN; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; VENTILATED PATIENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BLOOD PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMVASTATIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880334151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-13-47     Document Type: Article

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