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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 25.
Published in final edited form as: Antioxid Redox Signal. 2008 Feb;10(2):355–370. doi: 10.1089/ars.2007.1916

Table 3.

Protective Antioxidants in Animal Models of Lung Fibrosis

Fibrogenic agent Catalytic antioxidants Antioxidant scavengers
Bleomycin SOD, catalase, MnTBAP Vitamin E, NAC, erdosteine, amifostine, U-74389, curcumin, ginko biloba
Paraquat SOD, MnTBAP, PBN, TEMPOL Vitamin E, GSH, NAC, erdosteine, curcumin
Amiodarone PBN Vitamin E, NAC, BHA, curcumin
Radiation SOD, catalase, AEOL 10113, AEOL 10150, EUK 189 Vitamin E, NAC, amifostine, curcumin, ginko biloba
TGF-β Unknown Unknown
Silica Catalase, MnTBAP, TEMPO GSH, NAC, U-75412, U-74389
Asbestos SOD, catalase, TEMPO NAC