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The role of glutathione-S-transferase polymorphisms on clinical outcome of ALI/ARDS patient treated with N-acetylcysteine.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Mar 2009
Moradi Mandana, Mojtahedzadeh Mojtaba, Mandegari Ali, Soltan-Sharifi Mohammad Sadegh, Najafi Atabak, Khajavi Mohammad Reza, Hajibabayee Molook, Ghahremani Mohammad Hossein
Abstract excerpt
Oxidative stress has a proven role in pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome. The antioxidant drugs, especially N-acetylcysteine (NAC) have been used for years to overcome oxidative stress effects in patients. In the present study we have investigated the effects of NAC treatment (IV NAC in 150mg/kg at the first day followed by 50mg/kg/day for three days) on 27 ICU patients with ALI/ARDS...
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