Open AccessCharacteristics of certain drugs with antioxidant activity and their use in tuberculosis treatment
Author(s) -
Ludmila Shovkun,
Dmitry Kudlay,
N. Yu. Nikolenko,
Е. Д. Кампос
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tuberkulez i bolezni lëgkih/tuberkulëz i bolezni lëgkih
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.226
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-1506
pISSN - 2075-1230
DOI - 10.21292/2075-1230-2020-98-4-58-64
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , antioxidant , intensive care medicine , disease , pulmonary tuberculosis , pharmacology , immunology , pathology , chemistry , biochemistry
The review presents methods for management of free radical reactions in pulmonary tuberculosis patients which are of great importance for relief of clinical symptoms, pathomorphological changes, and the outcome of the disease. It describes the effect of various antioxidant drugs on the course of tissue inflammatory reaction and the development of destructive changes in the lungs.