Thiazolidinediones are associated with a reduced risk of COPD exacerbations
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Thiazolidinediones are associated with a reduced risk of COPD exacerbations
BACKGROUND Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are oral antihyperglycemic medications that are selective agonists to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and have been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory effects in the lung. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess whether exposure to TZDs is associated with a decreased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacer...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1178-2005
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s82643