Rethinking antioxidants in the intensive care unit

M Jain, NS Chandel - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
M Jain, NS Chandel
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2013atsjournals.org
Recently there was yet another clinical trial using antioxidants that failed in patients with
critical illness. In this perspective, we suggest that antioxidants likely interfere with the
normal immune response, thus contributing to the lack of efficacy in patients with critical
illness.
Recently there was yet another clinical trial using antioxidants that failed in patients with critical illness. In this perspective, we suggest that antioxidants likely interfere with the normal immune response, thus contributing to the lack of efficacy in patients with critical illness.
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