Biological Activities and Potential Oral Applications of N-Acetylcysteine: Progress and Prospects
Biological Activities and Potential Oral Applications of N-Acetylcysteine: Progress and Prospects
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Chen, Ji-hua , Jiao, Yang , Yang, Yanwei , Yang, Yi , Liu, Huan , Pei, Yanping and Tay, Franklin R.
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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English
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), a cysteine prodrug and glutathione (GSH) precursor, has been used for several decades in clinical therapeutic practices as a mucolytic agent and for the treatment of disorders associated with GSH deficiency. Other therapeutic activities of NAC include inhibition of inflammation/NF-κB signaling and expression of proinflammato...
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Biological Activities and Potential Oral Applications of N-Acetylcysteine: Progress and Prospects
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5937417
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5937417
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1942-0900
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1942-0994
DOI
10.1155/2018/2835787
