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N-Acetylcysteine--a safe antidote for cysteine/glutathione deficiency.

K. Atkuri, John J. Mantovani, L. A. Herzenberg, L. Herzenberg

2007.8.1CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2007.04.005

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N-acetylcysteine is a safe, well-tolerated antidote for cysteine/GSH deficiency and has been used successfully to treat GSH deficiency in a wide range of infections, genetic defects and metabolic disorders, including HIV infection and COPD.

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ATKURI, K., et al. N-acetylcysteine--a safe antidote for cysteine/glutathione deficiency. CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY, 2007, 7 4: 355–9.