"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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.030.230.259 D12.125.166.230.259
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| Concept/Terms |
Acetylcysteine- Acetylcysteine
- N-Acetyl-L-cysteine
- N Acetyl L cysteine
- N-Acetylcysteine
- N Acetylcysteine
- Mercapturic Acid
- Acid, Mercapturic
Acetylcysteine Sodium- Acetylcysteine Sodium
- Sodium, Acetylcysteine
- Acetylcysteine, Monosodium Salt
- Monosodium Salt Acetylcysteine
Fluprowit- Fluprowit
- Optipect Hustengetränk
- Hustengetränk, Optipect
- Muco Sanigen
- Sanigen, Muco
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Acetylcysteine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Acetylcysteine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetylcysteine" by people in Profiles.
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Enhancing carboplatin sensitivity in ovarian cancer cells by blocking the mercapturic acid pathway transporter. Carcinogenesis. 2024 Sep 11; 45(9):696-707.
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RLIP: A necessary transporter protein for translating oxidative stress into pro-obesity and pro-carcinogenic signaling. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2022 Sep; 1877(5):188803.
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N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: A case series. J Psychiatr Res. 2022 10; 154:203-206.
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Targeting the mercapturic acid pathway for the treatment of melanoma. Cancer Lett. 2021 10 10; 518:10-22.
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Modern Management of Acute Liver Failure. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun; 47(2):313-326.
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N-acetylcysteine exposure is associated with improved survival in anti-nuclear antibody seropositive patients with usual interstitial pneumonia. BMC Pulm Med. 2018 Feb 08; 18(1):30.
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TP53 Mutational Status and ROS Effect the Expression of the Survivin-Associated Radio-Adaptive Response. Radiat Res. 2017 11; 188(5):579-590.
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Altered expression of a metformin-mediated radiation response in SA-NH and FSa tumor cells treated under in vitro and in vivo growth conditions. Int J Radiat Biol. 2017 07; 93(7):665-675.
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N-acetylcysteine for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the door is still open. Lancet Respir Med. 2017 01; 5(1):e1-e2.
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Very low doses of ionizing radiation and redox associated modifiers affect survivin-associated changes in radiation sensitivity. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 10; 99:110-119.