Pollution is known to cause and exacerbate a number of chronic respiratory diseases. The
World Health Organisation has placed air pollution as the world's largest environmental …

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is responsible for substantial rates of mortality and
economic burden, and is one of the most important public-health concerns. As the disease …

El aumento de la producción de moco es común en pacientes con enfermedades
respiratorias, asimismo, en la población en general como resultado de la exposición a …

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is widely used in respiratory medicine, with a maximum licensed
dose in chronic use of 600 mg/day; however, some clinical trials have studied the efficacy of …

There is increasing focus on understanding the nature of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) during the earlier stages. Mild COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic …

Oxidative stress by reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been hypothesized to be the major
mediator of SARS-CoV-2-induced pathogenesis. During infection, the redox homeostasis of …

Administering N-acetylcysteine (NAC) could counteract the effect of free radicals, improving
the clinical evolution of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This study aimed …

Rationale Glutamate systems play an important role in the abuse related effects of alcohol. n-
Acetylcysteine, a drug that promotes glutamate homeostasis, attenuates a range of alcohol …

Glycine and cysteine are non-essential amino acids that are required to generate
glutathione, an intracellular tripeptide that neutralizes reactive oxygen species and prevents …

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an
exaggerated ventilatory response to exercise, contributing to exertional dyspnea and …