The effect of different treatment modalities on oxidative stress in COPD

KULECİ S., HANTA İ., KOCABAŞ A., Canacankatan N.

ADVANCES IN THERAPY, cilt.25, sa.7, ss.710-717, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12325-008-0064-4
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.710-717
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Oxidant/antioxidant interactions are known to be important processes in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to evaluate the effects of corticosteroids (CS), and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on plasma oxidant/antioxidant levels in patients with COPD.