Mucolytics, such as carbocysteine and N-acetylcysteine, reduce exacerbations and improve QoL in COPD patients not treated with ICSs.
It is widely used in medicine because of its preservative, antioxidant, and
mucolytic properties [12].
Inhaled corticosteroids or brief time systemic corticosteroids, oxygen supplement therapy,
mucolytics; chest physiotherapy, appropriate antibiotics, and morphine are components of the treatment.
A
mucolytic agent such as "N-acetylcysteiene" was used to improve mucosal clarity.
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is a
mucolytic, anti-inflammatory, and hepaprotective agent used as a powerful antioxidant to protect cells [1, 2] and to treat diseases such as cancer, neuropsychiatric disorders, and cardiovascular diseases, among others [3, 4].
Conlon, "Low relative abundances of the
mucolytic bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila and Bifidobacterium spp.
Dijkman, "In vitro effect of a
mucolytic thiol agent on the activity of polymorphonuclear leucocyte elastase and antileucoprotease," Thorax, vol.
"In case of inclusion of these samples with treatment by Petroff's method (with sodium hydroxide as a
mucolytic agent), there are chances to increase the numbers of AFB positive cases.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a well-tolerated and safe medication that has been used for several decades as a
mucolytic agent and for the treatment of numerous disorders such as acetaminophen intoxication (4,5).
Phytobezoars, on the other hand, can be treated medically with motility stimulating, enzymatic, pro-kinetic, and
mucolytic agents as well as endoscopically by fragmenting them with snares and forceps.