Acetylcysteine

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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 110 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2014 and 2017 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1998	1	2	3
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	1	0	1
2003	3	1	4
2004	4	3	7
2005	2	0	2
2006	3	1	4
2007	4	2	6
2008	2	1	3
2009	2	2	4
2010	2	1	3
2011	4	0	4
2012	3	3	6
2013	2	2	4
2014	7	2	9
2015	3	5	8
2016	7	0	7
2017	8	1	9
2018	8	1	9
2019	4	0	4
2020	4	0	4
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	2	2

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Bradlow RCJ, Berk M, Kalivas PW, Back SE, Kanaan RA. The Potential of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders. CNS Drugs. 2022 05; 36(5):451-482.

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Nall RW, Beloate LN, Meyerink ME, Penaloza T, Doolittle J, Froeliger B, Kalivas PW, Garcia-Keller C. Assessing combined effects of varenicline and N-acetylcysteine on reducing nicotine seeking in rats. Addict Biol. 2022 03; 27(2):e13151.

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McClure EA, Wahlquist AE, Tomko RL, Baker NL, Carpenter MJ, Bradley ED, Cato PA, Gipson CD, Gray KM. Evaluating N-acetylcysteine for early and end-of-treatment abstinence in adult cigarette smokers. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 08 01; 225:108815.

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Baum RA, Woolum JA, Bailey AM, Howell MM, Weant KA, Geraghty L, Mohan S, Webb AN, Su MK, Akpunonu P. Evaluation of Dosing Strategies of N-acetylcysteine for Acetaminophen Toxicity in Patients Greater than 100 Kilograms: Should the Dosage Cap Be Used? J Med Toxicol. 2021 07; 17(3):241-249.

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Connors NJ, Gosselin S, Hoffman RS. Comment on "N-acetylcysteine as a treatment for amatoxin poisoning". Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 06; 59(6):534-535.

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Maier A, Dharan A, Oliver G, Berk M, Redston S, Back SE, Kalivas P, Ng C, Kanaan RA. A multi-centre, double-blind, 12-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of adjunctive N-Acetylcysteine for treatment-resistant PTSD: a study protocol. BMC Psychiatry. 2020 08 06; 20(1):397.

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Back SE, Gray K, Santa Ana E, Jones JL, Jarnecke AM, Joseph JE, Prisciandaro J, Killeen T, Brown DG, Taimina L, Compean E, Malcolm R, Flanagan JC, Kalivas PW. N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of comorbid alcohol use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 04; 91:105961.

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Ward P, Moss HG, Brown TR, Kalivas P, Jenkins DD. N-acetylcysteine mitigates acute opioid withdrawal behaviors and CNS oxidative stress in neonatal rats. Pediatr Res. 2020 07; 88(1):77-84.

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Tomko RL, Baker NL, Hood CO, Gilmore AK, McClure EA, Squeglia LM, McRae-Clark AL, Sonne SC, Gray KM. Depressive symptoms and cannabis use in a placebo-controlled trial of N-Acetylcysteine for adult cannabis use disorder. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2020 Feb; 237(2):479-490.

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Garcia-Keller C, Smiley C, Monforton C, Melton S, Kalivas PW, Gass J. N-Acetylcysteine treatment during acute stress prevents stress-induced augmentation of addictive drug use and relapse. Addict Biol. 2020 09; 25(5):e12798.

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