Evaluation of the PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone in mild asthma: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Background Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) is a nuclear receptor that modulates inflammation in models of asthma. To determine whether pioglitazone improves measures of asthma control and airway inflammation, we performed a single-center randomized, double-blind, placebo...

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Main Authors: Anderson, J.R., Mortimer, K., Pang, Linhua, Smith, K.M., Bailey, H., Hodgson, D.B., Shaw, Dominick E., Knox, Alan J., Harrison, Timothy W.
Format: Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38769/