 Acetylcysteine
"Acetylcysteine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The N-acetyl derivative of CYSTEINE. It is used as a mucolytic agent to reduce the viscosity of mucous secretions. It has also been shown to have antiviral effects in patients with HIV due to inhibition of viral stimulation by reactive oxygen intermediates.
| Descriptor ID |
D000111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.030.230.259 D12.125.166.230.259
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| Concept/Terms |
Acetylcysteine- Acetylcysteine
- N-Acetyl-L-cysteine
- N Acetyl L cysteine
- N-Acetylcysteine
- N Acetylcysteine
- Mercapturic Acid
- Acid, Mercapturic
Acetylcysteine Sodium- Acetylcysteine Sodium
- Sodium, Acetylcysteine
- Acetylcysteine, Monosodium Salt
- Monosodium Salt Acetylcysteine
Fluprowit- Fluprowit
- Optipect Hustengetränk
- Hustengetränk, Optipect
- Muco Sanigen
- Sanigen, Muco
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetylcysteine" by people in Profiles.
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Bateman DN, Dart RC, Dear JW, Prescott LF, Rumack BH. Fifty years of paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning: the development of risk assessment and treatment 1973-2023 with particular focus on contributions published from Edinburgh and Denver. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 Dec; 61(12):1020-1031.
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Akakpo JY, Ramachandran A, Rumack BH, Wallace DP, Jaeschke H. Lack of mitochondrial Cyp2E1 drives acetaminophen-induced ER stress-mediated apoptosis in mouse and human kidneys: Inhibition by 4-methylpyrazole but not N-acetylcysteine. Toxicology. 2023 12; 500:153692.
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Kandhari K, Kant R, Mishra N, Agarwal C, Agarwal R. Phenylarsine oxide induced corneal injury involves oxidative stress mediated unfolded protein response and ferroptotic cell death: Amelioration by NAC. Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 11 20; 209(Pt 2):265-281.
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Dart RC, Mullins ME, Matoushek T, Ruha AM, Burns MM, Simone K, Beuhler MC, Heard KJ, Mazer-Amirshahi M, Stork CM, Varney SM, Funk AR, Cantrell LF, Cole JB, Banner W, Stolbach AI, Hendrickson RG, Lucyk SN, Sivilotti MLA, Su MK, Nelson LS, Rumack BH. Management of Acetaminophen Poisoning in the US and Canada: A Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 08 01; 6(8):e2327739.
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Liggett JR, Kang J, Ranjit S, Rodriguez O, Loh K, Patil D, Cui Y, Duttargi A, Nguyen S, He B, Lee Y, Oza K, Frank BS, Kwon D, Li HH, Kallakury B, Libby A, Levi M, Robson SC, Fishbein TM, Cui W, Albanese C, Khan K, Kroemer A. Oral N-acetylcysteine decreases IFN-? production and ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion injury in steatotic livers. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:898799.
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Sudanagunta S, Camarena-Michel A, Pennington S, Leonard J, Hoyte C, Wang GS. Comparison of Two-Bag Versus Three-Bag N-Acetylcysteine Regimens for Pediatric Acetaminophen Toxicity. Ann Pharmacother. 2023 01; 57(1):36-43.
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Thompson B, Davidson EA, Chen Y, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues. Chem Biol Interact. 2022 Mar 01; 355:109804.
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Akakpo JY, Ramachandran A, Curry SC, Rumack BH, Jaeschke H. Comparing N-acetylcysteine and 4-methylpyrazole as antidotes for acetaminophen overdose. Arch Toxicol. 2022 02; 96(2):453-465.
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Link SL, Rampon G, Osmon S, Scalzo AJ, Rumack BH. Reply to Comments on Fomepizole as an adjunct in acetylcysteine treated acetaminophen overdose patients: a case series. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 05; 60(5):668-669.
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Lebin JA, Mudan A. Comment on Fomepizole as an adjunct in acetylcysteine treated acetaminophen overdose patients: a case series. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 05; 60(5):665.
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