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Atorvastatin dose-dependently promotes mouse lung repair after emphysema induced by elastase.

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy(2018)

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Abstract
•Elastase-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice is very similar to that in humans.•The pathophysiology involves proteolysis, inflammation and oxidative stress.•Treatment with atorvastatin in mice has been associated with lung protection.•Atorvastatin restored the lung parenchyma after emphysema.
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Emphysema,Elastase,Mouse,Atorvastatin,Lung repair
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