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“Upon initiation of therapy, we found that the group of patients undertaking NAC exhibited significant increase in GSH levels and in total antioxidant status while displaying substantial reduction in lipid peroxidation compared to the control group.”
“ N-acetylcysteine resulted in … significant GSH increase to 1·93 ± 0.23 mM within 12–30 min after completion of infusion (n = 21, p < 0.0001, paired t-… those who did not receive N-acetylcysteine (n = 3, GSH = 1.66 ± 0.06 mM and 1.64 ± 0.09 mM).”
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism • 2018 | View Paper
“N-acetyl cysteine NAC ) increases brain glutathione in rodents.”
“The increases in the GSH concentration and synthesis rate were approximately 150% and 510% greater, respectively, in the NAC group than in the control group.”
The American journal of clinical nutrition • 2002 | View Paper
“However, NAC significantly reduced the rise in & agr;-glutathione S-transferase after reperfusion of the donor liver.”
“ NAC attenuated the increase in & agr;-glutathione S-transferase and circulating ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 after reperfusion of the donor liver, indicating possible cytoprotective effects of NAC.”
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine • 2000 | View Paper
“Treatment with N-acetyl-L-cysteine decreased plasma VCAM-1 (p = 0.01) and intraerythrocytic GSSG (p = 0.006) but increased GSH concentrations (p = 0.04) and the GSH:GSSG ratio (p = 0.004) in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients.”
“Granulocyte GSH was significantly higher on days 1 and 3 when NAC was received by the patient.”
“ NAC could act in part by replenishing the intracellular stores of glutathione (GSH) in activated granulocytes, leading to detoxification of oxygen radicals produced by these cells.”