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“ N-Acetylcysteine reduced the AZA antiproliferative effect in both cell lines, and GST-M1 overexpression increased both superoxide anion production and cytotoxicity, especially in transfected HCEC cells.”
Chemical research in toxicology • 2015 | View Paper
“In the IFIGENIA trial, the addition of oral NAC to corticosteroids and azathioprine was associated with a significantly smaller decline in the pulmonary function.”
“The inclusion of this faux placebo lead some, possibly correctly, to suggest that NAC was inhibiting the adverse effects of prednisolone and azathioprine , rather than possessing any direct antifibrotic effect.”
“Treatment with N-acetylcysteine (antioxydant) in association with corticosteroids and azathioprine may slightly reduce the rate of functional worsening.”