N-acetylcysteine: A promising drug against formaldehyde-induced damage in lung epithelial cells

Med Hypotheses. 2014 Nov;83(5):633-5. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.09.004. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Authors

Mingke Wang¹, Shuanghong Chen², Jianbo Ba², Huxiang Pan², Yonghua Tao³

Affiliations

¹ Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai 200433, China; No. 441 Hospital of PLA, Fuding 355200, China. Electronic address: mingkew@gmail.com.
² Naval Medical Research Institute, Shanghai 200433, China.
³ Naval Medical Research Institute, No. 880, Xiangyin Road, Shanghai 200433, China. Electronic address: tyhsci@sina.cn.

PMID: 25257707
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.09.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetylcysteine / therapeutic use*
Bronchi / cytology
Cell Count
Cell Line
Cell Survival / drug effects
Connective Tissue Growth Factor / metabolism
Epithelial Cells / drug effects*
Formaldehyde / toxicity*
Humans
Lung / cytology*
Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Up-Regulation
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism

Substances

CCN2 protein, human
RNA, Messenger
Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Formaldehyde
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Acetylcysteine