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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	D02.886.030.230.259 D12.125.166.230.259
Concept/Terms	Acetylcysteine Acetylcysteine N-Acetyl-L-cysteine N Acetyl L cysteine N-Acetylcysteine N Acetylcysteine Mercapturic Acid Acid, Mercapturic Solmucol Solmucol Genac Acemuc Acemuc Acetabs Acetabs Acetylcystein AL Acetylcystein AL NAC AL Acetylcystein Atid Acetylcystein Atid Acetylcystein Heumann Acetylcystein Heumann Acetylcystein Trom Acetylcystein Trom Acetylcysteine Hydrochloride Acetylcysteine Hydrochloride Hydrochloride, Acetylcysteine Acetylcysteine Sodium Acetylcysteine Sodium Sodium, Acetylcysteine Acetylcysteine, Monosodium Salt Monosodium Salt Acetylcysteine Acetylcysteine Zinc Acetylcysteine Zinc Zinc, Acetylcysteine Acetylcysteine, (D)-Isomer Acetylcysteine, (D)-Isomer Acetylcysteine, (DL)-Isomer Acetylcysteine, (DL)-Isomer Acetylcysteine, Monoammonium Salt Acetylcysteine, Monoammonium Salt Monoammonium Salt Acetylcysteine Acetyst Acetyst Acétylcystéine GNR Acétylcystéine GNR Airbron Airbron Alveolex Alveolex Bromuc Azubronchin Azubronchin Bisolvon NAC Bisolvon NAC NAC, Bisolvon Broncho-Fips Broncho-Fips Broncho Fips BronchoFips Broncholysin Broncholysin Broncoclar Broncoclar Codotussyl Codotussyl Cystamucil Cystamucil Dampo Mucopect Dampo Mucopect Mucopect, Dampo durabronchal durabronchal Larylin NAC Eurespiran Eurespiran Exomuc Exomuc Fluimucil Fluimucil NAC Zambon Zambon, NAC Fabrol Fabrol Fluprowit Fluprowit Optipect Hustengetränk Hustengetränk, Optipect Muco Sanigen Sanigen, Muco Frekatuss Frekatuss Jenacystein Jenacystein Jenapharm Lantamed Lantamed Lindocetyl Lindocetyl M-Pectil M-Pectil M Pectil MPectil mentopin Acetylcystein mentopin Acetylcystein Acetylcystein, mentopin Muciteran Muciteran Mucomyst Mucomyst Acetylin Mucosil Mucosil Mucosol Mucosolvin Mucosolvin Siccoral Siccoral Siran Ilube Ilube Hoestil Hoestil acebraus acebraus

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Amino Acids, Sulfur [D02.886.030]
Cysteine [D02.886.030.230]
Acetylcysteine [D02.886.030.230.259]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Amino Acids [D12.125]
Amino Acids, Sulfur [D12.125.166]
Cysteine [D12.125.166.230]
Acetylcysteine [D12.125.166.230.259]

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Bar chart showing 22 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2002

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	4	0	4
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	0	2	2
2012	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1

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Ezquer F, Quintanilla ME, Morales P, Santapau D, Munita JM, Moya-Flores F, Ezquer M, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y. A dual treatment blocks alcohol binge-drinking relapse: Microbiota as a new player. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 07 01; 236:109466.

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Sukhonthamarn K, Cho J, Chisari E, Goswami K, Arnold WV, Parvizi J. N-acetylcysteine use as an adjuvant to bone cement to fight periprosthetic joint infections: A preliminary in vitro efficacy and biocompatibility study. J Orthop Res. 2021 02; 39(2):356-364.

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Israel Y, Quintanilla ME, Ezquer F, Morales P, Santapau D, Berr?os-C?rcamo P, Ezquer M, Olivares B, Herrera-Marschitz M. Aspirin and N-acetylcysteine co-administration markedly inhibit chronic ethanol intake and block relapse binge drinking: Role of neuroinflammation-oxidative stress self-perpetuation. Addict Biol. 2021 01; 26(1):e12853.

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Quintanilla ME, Morales P, Ezquer F, Ezquer M, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y. Commonality of Ethanol and Nicotine Reinforcement and Relapse in Wistar-Derived UChB Rats: Inhibition by N-Acetylcysteine. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2018 10; 42(10):1988-1999.

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Monti D, Sotgia F, Whitaker-Menezes D, Tuluc M, Birbe R, Berger A, Lazar M, Cotzia P, Draganova-Tacheva R, Lin Z, Domingo-Vidal M, Newberg A, Lisanti MP, Martinez-Outschoorn U. Pilot study demonstrating metabolic and anti-proliferative effects of in vivo anti-oxidant supplementation with N-Acetylcysteine in Breast Cancer. Semin Oncol. 2017 06; 44(3):226-232.

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Gersey ZC, Rodriguez GA, Barbarite E, Sanchez A, Walters WM, Ohaeto KC, Komotar RJ, Graham RM. Curcumin decreases malignant characteristics of glioblastoma stem cells via induction of reactive oxygen species. BMC Cancer. 2017 02 04; 17(1):99.

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Quintanilla ME, Rivera-Meza M, Berr?os-C?rcamo P, Salinas-Luypaert C, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y. Beyond the "First Hit": Marked Inhibition by N-Acetyl Cysteine of Chronic Ethanol Intake But Not of Early Ethanol Intake. Parallel Effects on Ethanol-Induced Saccharin Motivation. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 05; 40(5):1044-51.

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Mishra MK, Beaty CA, Lesniak WG, Kambhampati SP, Zhang F, Wilson MA, Blue ME, Troncoso JC, Kannan S, Johnston MV, Baumgartner WA, Kannan RM. Dendrimer brain uptake and targeted therapy for brain injury in a large animal model of hypothermic circulatory arrest. ACS Nano. 2014 Mar 25; 8(3):2134-47.

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Selbst SM, Osterhoudt K. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec; 28(12):1402-5.

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Tsou PS, Talia NN, Pinney AJ, Kendzicky A, Piera-Velazquez S, Jimenez SA, Seibold JR, Phillips K, Koch AE. Effect of oxidative stress on protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B in scleroderma dermal fibroblasts. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Jun; 64(6):1978-89.

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