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ArticleCureus2022

The Role of Antioxidant Agent (N-Acetylcysteine) in Oleic Acid-Induced Acute Lung Injury in a Rat Model.

Sudhashekhar Kumar, Priyanka Bhagat, Smriti Pandey, Ratna Pandey

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Sudhashekhar KumarDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Priyanka BhagatDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Smriti PandeyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, IND.
Ratna PandeyDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.

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Context Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by inflammatory cells play a major role in mediating lung injury in sepsis or hyperoxic lung injury. Aims N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, was examined in this research to see whether it helps prevent acute lung injury (ALI). Materials and methods Experiments were performed on Charles-Foster strain healthy male adult albino rats. All the animals were randomly divided into one control and two experimental groups. In control/group I, saline was administered, and cardiorespiratory parameters were recorded. Oleic acid (OA) was administered in group II to produce ALI. In group III, OA was administered to NAC-pretreated rats, and cardiorespiratory parameters were recorded to observe the effect of NAC on ALI. This study used analysis of variance (ANOVA) with two factors and a post hoc test (multiple comparisons - least significant difference (LSD) test) for statical analysis. For determining survival time, the Mantel-Cox test and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used. A P value < 0.05 was considered significant. Results Respiratory arrest, pulmonary edema, and reduced partial pressure of oxygen (PaO

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acute lung injuryalin-acetylcysteineoleic acidpulmonary edema

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PMID36312610
PMCPMC9595236

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