Article
Thiol containing antioxidant drugs and the human immune system.
Bulletin europeen de physiopathologie respiratoire - 1 Jan 2000
Stagnaro R, Pierri I, Piovano P, Baracco F, De Palma M, Indiveri F
Abstract excerpt
The over production of toxic oxygen species (TOS) by the phagocytic cells involved in inflammatory processes plays a crucial role in generating the immune defects which characterize both infections and neoplastic diseases. Since the thiol containing drugs, and N-acetylcysteine possess a high capa...
Topics
- Acetylcysteine
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antioxidants
- Catalase
- HLA-D Antigens
- Humans
- Lung Diseases, Obstructive
- Lymphocytes
- Phenotype