Statins reduce lung inflammation by promoting the clearance of particulate matter from lung tissues

Chest. 2013 Jul;144(1):358-359. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-0496.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Lovastatin / therapeutic use*
  • Lung / physiopathology*
  • Particulate Matter / adverse effects*
  • Phagocytosis / physiology*
  • Pneumonia / chemically induced*
  • Pneumonia / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Particulate Matter
  • Lovastatin