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N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is a powerful antioxidant that acts to increase the glutathione reserves in the body. It is found in body fluids, but is also used as a nutritional supplement. It reduces the toxicity of drugs like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and protects against toxicity of mercury and other heavy metals.
NAC helps facilitate essential biological functions by bonding with two other amino acids—glutamine and glycine—to create glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that plays a key role in regulating numerous cellular activities and helps keep the immune system in check.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a sulfur-containing amino acid that facilitates the production of glutathione. NAC is a powerful antioxidant that promotes healthy immune function and helps protect the body from toxic insults and oxidative stress.\ pmc › articles › PMC8234027
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is a powerful antioxidant that acts to increase the glutathione reserves in the body. It is found in body fluids, but is also used as a nutritional supplement. It reduces the toxicity of drugs like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and protects against toxicity of mercury and other heavy metals.
NAC helps facilitate essential biological functions by bonding with two other amino acids—glutamine and glycine—to create glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that plays a key role in regulating numerous cellular activities and helps keep the immune system in check.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a sulfur-containing amino acid that facilitates the production of glutathione. NAC is a powerful antioxidant that promotes healthy immune function and helps protect the body from toxic insults and oxidative stress.\ pmc › articles › PMC8234027
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC): Impacts on Human Health
Abstract
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a medicine widely used to treat paracetamol overdose and as a mucolytic compound. It has a well-established safety profile, and its toxicity is uncommon and dependent on the route of administration and high dosages. Its remarkable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity is the biochemical basis used to treat several diseases related to oxidative stress and inflammation. The primary role of NAC as an antioxidant stems from its ability to increase the intracellular concentration of glutathione (GSH), which is the most crucial biothiol responsible for cellular redox imbalance. As an anti-inflammatory compound, NAC can reduce levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukins (IL-6 and IL-1β) by suppressing the activity of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Despite NAC’s relevant therapeutic potential, in several experimental studies, its effectiveness in clinical trials, addressing different pathological conditions, is still limited. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the medicinal effects and applications of NAC to human health based on current therapeutic evidence.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a medicine widely used to treat paracetamol overdose and as a mucolytic compound. It has a well-established safety profile, and its toxicity is uncommon and dependent on the route of administration and high dosages. Its remarkable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity is the biochemical basis used to treat several diseases related to oxidative stress and inflammation. The primary role of NAC as an antioxidant stems from its ability to increase the intracellular concentration of glutathione (GSH), which is the most crucial biothiol responsible for cellular redox imbalance. As an anti-inflammatory compound, NAC can reduce levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukins (IL-6 and IL-1β) by suppressing the activity of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Despite NAC’s relevant therapeutic potential, in several experimental studies, its effectiveness in clinical trials, addressing different pathological conditions, is still limited. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the medicinal effects and applications of NAC to human health based on current therapeutic evidence.
Why have I been given this leaflet?
For most medicines, more information is found in the medicine package. However, this medicine does not have a licence for use in the UK. This means that the manufacturer has not provided any information. So we have written this leaflet for you instead.
So this medicine does not have a licence. What does this mean?
Medicines usually have a manufacturer’s licence for use in the UK. N-acetylcysteine does not have a licence for use in the UK, though it is licensed for use in Europe. This means that your doctor should have explained to you the risks and benefits of treatment and the known (and potential for unknown) side effects.
Why does N-acetylcysteine not have a licence?
N-acetylcysteine does not have a licence for use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis because it is not made for use in the United Kingdom. It is imported from Germany where it is licensed for reducing sputum viscosity in the treatment of lung diseases.
Remember that your doctor will have thought carefully about which medicine is best for your condition. N-aceteylcysteine is recommended in national guidelines for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, so its place in therapy and its safety is well established.
What is N-acetylcysteine and how does it work?
N-acetylcysteine increases the amount of a substance called glutathione in the body. This has been shown to help protect the lung from the harmful effects of inflammation and prevent further deterioration in lung function.
How should I take or use N-acetylcysteine?
One tablet of N-acetylcysteine should be taken three times a day, until your doctor tells you to stop. The tablets will dissolve in water if you find them difficult to swallow.
Why have I been given this leaflet?
For most medicines, more information is found in the medicine package. However, this medicine does not have a licence for use in the UK. This means that the manufacturer has not provided any information. So we have written this leaflet for you instead.
So this medicine does not have a licence. What does this mean?
Medicines usually have a manufacturer’s licence for use in the UK. N-acetylcysteine does not have a licence for use in the UK, though it is licensed for use in Europe. This means that your doctor should have explained to you the risks and benefits of treatment and the known (and potential for unknown) side effects.
Why does N-acetylcysteine not have a licence?
N-acetylcysteine does not have a licence for use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis because it is not made for use in the United Kingdom. It is imported from Germany where it is licensed for reducing sputum viscosity in the treatment of lung diseases.
Remember that your doctor will have thought carefully about which medicine is best for your condition. N-aceteylcysteine is recommended in national guidelines for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, so its place in therapy and its safety is well established.
What is N-acetylcysteine and how does it work?
N-acetylcysteine increases the amount of a substance called glutathione in the body. This has been shown to help protect the lung from the harmful effects of inflammation and prevent further deterioration in lung function.
How should I take or use N-acetylcysteine?
One tablet of N-acetylcysteine should be taken three times a day, until your doctor tells you to stop. The tablets will dissolve in water if you find them difficult to swallow.
