Melatonin can be, more effective than N-acetylcysteine, protecting acute lung injury induced by intestinal ischemia-reperfusion in rat model.
Alberto Andrade LeiteRussel Joseph ReiterJulio Cezar Mendes BrandãoThiago Mamoru SakaeMárcia MarinhoCelia Regina CamargoItamar Souza Oliveira-JuniorPublished in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)
Both agents individually provided tissue protective effect against intestinal IR-induced lung injury, but melatonin was more effective in ameliorating the parameters analyzed in this study.