The effect of atorvastatin on lung histopathology in a murine model of chronic asthma

  • BAĞRIYANIK, HÜSNÜ ALPER
  • KARAMAN, MERAL
  • KARAMAN, ÖZKAN
  • UZUNER, NEVİN
  • Firinci, Fatih
  • CİLAKER MIÇILI, SERAP
Publication date
July 2014

Abstract

Introduction: Atorvastatin is a statin group medicine that reduces the level of serum cholesterol; thus it is used to treat hypercholesterolaemia. Independent of the cholesterol-lowering property of statins they also have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating effects. This study aimed to investigate the effect of atorvastatin on histological changes in the lungs in a murine model of chronic asthma

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