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

BACKGROUND: Heparin-binding protein is released by neutrophils during inflammation and disrupts the integrity of the alveolar and capillary endothelial barrier implicated in the development of acute lung injury and systemic organ failure. We sought to investigate whether oral administration of simva...

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Autores principales: McAuley, Daniel F, O’Kane, Cecilia M, Craig, Thelma R, Shyamsundar, Murali, Herwald, Heiko, Dib, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23870614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-47