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Differential effects of simvastatin on IL-13-induced cytokine gene expression in primary mouse tracheal epithelial cells

BACKGROUND: Asthma causes significant morbidity worldwide in adults and children alike, and incurs large healthcare costs. The statin drugs, which treat hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases, have pleiotropic effects beyond lowering cholesterol, including immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, an...

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Autores principales: Zeki, Amir A, Thai, Phil, Kenyon, Nicholas J, Wu, Reen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22583375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-13-38