Promising experimental results |
Anti-oxidants |
Beta 2 – agonists |
Leukotriene inhibitors |
Aerosolised tissue plasminogen activator |
Nebulised heparin ± Acetylcystine |
Recombinant anti-thrombin |
Nitric oxide inhibition |
Nebulised dimethylsulfoxide |
Deferoxamine-pentastarch aerosol |
Antioxidant lazaroids |
Vitamin E |
NSAIDs; ketorolac |
Mixed experimental results |
Parenteral heparin |
Inhaled detergent/surfactant |
Anti-adhesion (selectin) molecules |
NSAIDs (indomethacin, ibuprofen) |
Experimental results showing no benefit or adverse outcomes |
Corticosteroids |
Allopurinol |
Manganese superoxide dismutase |
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