Characteristics of certain drugs with antioxidant activity and their use in tuberculosis treatment

Abstract

The review presents methods for management of free radical reactions in pulmonary tuberculosis patients which are of great importance for relief of clinical symptoms, pathomorphological changes, and the outcome of the disease. It describes the effect of various antioxidant drugs on the course of tissue inflammatory reaction and the development of destructive changes in the lungs.

Keywords

• туберкулез легких
• свободнорадикальное окисление
• антиоксиданты