Pretreatment with atorvastatin attenuates lung injury caused by high-stretch mechanical ventilation in an isolated rabbit lung model.
Siempos
Ilias I
II
G P Livanos and M Simou Laboratories, Evangelismos Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. isiempos@yahoo.com
Maniatis
Nikolaos A
NA
Kopterides
Petros
P
Magkou
Christina
C
Glynos
Constantinos
C
Roussos
Charis
C
Armaganidis
Apostolos
A
D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000517:prevention & control; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D000069059:Atorvastatin