Hydrogen peroxide-induced epithelial injury: The protective role of intracellular nonprotein thiols (NPSH)

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 384-391

  Mulier, B ^a,d   Rahman, I ^a   Watchorn, T ^a   Donaldson, K ^b   MacNee, W ^c   Jeffery, P K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Epithelial airway cells; Glutathione; N acetylcysteine; Nonprotein thiols; Oxidants

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BRONCHI; CELL LINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDANTS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031933895     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11020384     Document Type: Article

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