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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is the acetylated precursor of both the amino acid L-cysteine and reduced glutathione (GSH). Historically it has been used as a mucolytic agent in chronic respiratory illnesses as well as an antidote for hepatotoxicity due to acetaminophen overdose. More recently, animal and human studies of NAC have shown it to be a powerful antioxidant and a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, HIV infection, heavy metal toxicity, and other diseases characterized by free radical oxidant damage. NAC has also been shown to be of some value in treating Sjogren's syndrome, smoking cessation, influenza, hepatitis C, and myoclonus epilepsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
K
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1089-5159
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:pagination
467-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
N-acetylcysteine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article