Further mucolytic action is provided by 2 per cent sodium bicarbonate. Cleavage of large molecules into smaller ones is caused by a rise in the pH of many proteins, with resultant decrease in ...

A compelling report, recently released on the bioRxiv* preprint server, describes unexpectedly powerful inhibition of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by thiol ...

5. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is known as an antidote for Tylenol (acetaminophen) overdose and is also a mucolytic (a drug that thins and loosens mucus), anti-inflammatory, and ...

Despite the differences between mucolytics and expectorants, in the end, the purpose of these medications is to thin lung secretions, making them easier to clear by coughing and ciliary action.

Chain and Duthie1 have observed that aqueous testicular extracts contain a mucinase which rapidly reduces the viscosity of synovial fluid and causes an increase in the reducing power of this material.

AQUEOUS extracts of mammalian testis contain a 'spreading’ factor which dramatically increases the permeability of the skin to injected fluids1. This factor is associated with the germinal ...

In an ERS discussion, Frits Franssen, MD, PhD, of Maastricht University in the Netherlands, commented that the trial raised a number of questions, especially about its design.