Mucous hypersecretion is an important clinical manifestation of COPD, bronchiectasis and  pulmonary cystic fibrosis. N-Acetylcysteine has mucolytic properties and has been used for decades as a mucolytic agent in several lung disorders. In COPD inflammatory responses induced by cigarette smoking together with oxidative stress injure airway epithelial cells and stimulate mucous hyper secretion.   In […]

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