Effects of acute and chronic administration of methylprednisolone on oxidative stress in rat lungs

Objective: To determine the effects of acute and chronic administration of methylprednisolone on oxidative stress, as quantified by measuring lipid peroxidation (LPO) and total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP), in rat lungs. Methods: Forty Wistar rats were divided into four groups: acute t...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Lopes Torres, Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres, Gabriela Laste, Maria Beatriz Cardoso Ferreira, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso, Adriane Belló-Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000300238&lng=en&tlng=en