Statins and pulmonary fibrosis: the potential role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on January 12, 2012

Authors

Jin-Fu Xu1, George R Washko, Kiichi Nakahira, Hiroto Hatabu, Avignat S Patel, Isis E Fernandez, Mizuki Nishino, Yuka Okajima, Tsuneo Yamashiro, James C Ross, Raúl San José Estépar, Alejandro A Diaz, Hui-Ping Li, Jie-Ming Qu, Blanca E Himes, Carolyn E Come, Katherine D'Aco, Fernando J Martinez, MeiLan K Han, David A Lynch, James D Crapo, Danielle Morse, Stefan W Ryter, Edwin K Silverman, Ivan O Rosas, Augustine M K Choi, Gary M Hunninghake, COPDGene Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Examining the Genetic Factors That May Cause Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (COPDGene) | NCT00608764

NCT 00608764

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