"Acetylcysteine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetylcysteine" by people in Profiles.
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Design and characterisation of PHBV-magnesium oleate directional nanofibers for neurosupport. Biomed Mater. 2019 10 17; 14(6):065015.
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Calcium supplementation commencing before or early in pregnancy, or food fortification with calcium, for preventing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 09 26; 9:CD011192.
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In vitro effect of N-acetylcysteine on hepatocyte injury caused by dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its metabolites. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2014 Jan; 33(1):41-53.