The effects of erdosteine, N-acetylcysteine, and vitamin E on nicotine-induced apoptosis of pulmonary cells

Demiralay R., Gursan N., Erdem H.

TOXICOLOGY, cilt.219, ss.197-207, 2006 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 219
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.11.020
  • Dergi Adı: TOXICOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.197-207

Özet

This study was conducted to investigate the frequency of apoptosis in the pulmonary epithelial cells of rats after intratraperitoneal nicotine injection, in order to examine the role of inflammatory markers [myeloperoxidase (MPO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)] in nicotine-induced lung damage, and to determine the protective effects of three known antioxidant agents [N-acetylcysteine (NAC), erdosteine, and vitamin E] on the lung toxicity of nicotine in the lungs.