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The role of the liver X receptor in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: There is a need for novel anti-inflammatory therapies to treat COPD. The liver X receptor (LXR) is a nuclear hormone receptor with anti-inflammatory properties. METHODS: We investigated LXR gene and protein expression levels in alveolar macrophages and whole lung tissue from COPD patient...

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Autores principales: Higham, Andrew, Lea, Simon, Plumb, Jonathan, Maschera, Barbara, Simpson, Karen, Ray, David, Singh, Dave
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/PMC3852990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24118845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-14-106