Effects of short-term treatment with atorvastatin in smokers with asthma - a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The immune modulating properties of statins may benefit smokers with asthma. We tested the hypothesis that short-term treatment with atorvastatin improves lung function or indices of asthma control in smokers with asthma. METHODS: Seventy one smokers with mild to moderate asthma were rec...

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Autores principales: Braganza, Georgina, Chaudhuri, Rekha, McSharry, Charles, Weir, Christopher J, Donnelly, Iona, Jolly, Lisa, Lafferty, Jane, Lloyd, Suzanne M, Spears, Mark, Mair, Frances, Thomson, Neil C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21473764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-11-16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21473764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-11-16

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