title: Statins reduce the burden of ambient particulate matter and inflammatory cells within the lung tissues of smokers with and without COPD.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiraiwa
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ngan
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Dragoş M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Vasilescu
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Tillie-Louise
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kinose
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Jui Chih
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada Stephan.vanEeden@hli.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Stephan F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: van Eeden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007249:Inflammation; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D052638:Particulate Matter; D010587:Phagocytosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066253:Vascular Remodeling
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D052638:Particulate Matter