Anti inflammatory effects of statin in COPD

Introduction: Statins are now becoming recognized as powerful antiinflammatory agents that exert beneficial effects beyond low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction [1]. COPD patients receiving statins obtain a benefit from these therapeutic agents. Clearly, the best medical evidence for the ass...

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Main Authors: Nasef Abdelsalam Rezk, Ahmad Elewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000083