Antioxidant NAC Found to Ease Lung Scarring in Preclinical Study
Treatment with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) lowered blood levels of pro-inflammatory molecules and reduced lung scarring, or fibrosis, in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study shows. This beneficial effect was associated with the suppression of two molecules — von Willebrand factor (VWF) and p38 mitogen-activated…