The Preventive Effect of Atorvastatin on Paraquat-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Rats

• Main Authors: Mohammad Javad Khodayar (Author), Milad Kiani (Author), Ali Asghar Hemmati (Author), Anahita Rezaie (Author), Mohammad Rahim Zerafatfard (Author), Mohammad Reza Rashidi Nooshabadi (Author), Mehdi Goudarzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal inflammatory disease and there has been no effective medication for this progressive disease up to now. As a model, different therapeutic approaches have been applied for paraquat-induced pulmonary injury and fibrosis. Atorvastatin besides choleste...