The psychosis high-risk state: a comprehensive state-of-the-art review

P Fusar-Poli, S Borgwardt, A Bechdolf… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Context During the past 2 decades, a major transition in the clinical characterization of
psychotic disorders has occurred. The construct of a clinical high-risk (HR) state for …

[HTML][HTML] Glutathione homeostasis and functions: potential targets for medical interventions

VI Lushchak - Journal of amino acids, 2012 - hindawi.com
Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide, which has many biological roles including protection
against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. The primary goal of this paper is to …

[HTML][HTML] ROS systems are a new integrated network for sensing homeostasis and alarming stresses in organelle metabolic processes

Y Sun, Y Lu, J Saredy, X Wang, C Drummer IV, Y Shao… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are critical for the progression of cardiovascular diseases,
inflammations and tumors. However, the mechanisms of how ROS sense metabolic stress …

Existing and potential therapeutic uses for N-acetylcysteine: the need for conversion to intracellular glutathione for antioxidant benefits

GF Rushworth, IL Megson - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) has long been used therapeutically for the treatment of
acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose, acting as a precursor for the substrate (l-cysteine) …

[HTML][HTML] N-acetylcysteine: a review of clinical usefulness (an old drug with new tricks)

GK Schwalfenberg - Journal of nutrition and metabolism, 2021 - hindawi.com
Objective. To review the clinical usefulness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) as treatment or
adjunctive therapy in a number of medical conditions. Use in Tylenol overdose, cystic …

Pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: a critical review of the pharmacology and clinical effects of current and future therapeutic agents

S Miyamoto, N Miyake, LF Jarskog… - Molecular …, 2012 - nature.com
Since the introduction of chlorpromazine and throughout the development of the new-
generation antipsychotic drugs (APDs) beginning with clozapine, the D 2 receptor has been …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical trials of N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry and neurology: a systematic review

J Slattery, N Kumar, L Delhey, M Berk, O Dean… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is recognized for its role in acetaminophen overdose and as a
mucolytic. Over the past decade, there has been growing evidence for the use of NAC in …

[HTML][HTML] N-Acetylcysteine (NAC): Impacts on Human Health

MCS Tenório, NG Graciliano, FA Moura, ACM Oliveira… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a medicine widely used to treat paracetamol overdose and as a
mucolytic compound. It has a well-established safety profile, and its toxicity is uncommon …

The promise of N-acetylcysteine in neuropsychiatry

M Berk, GS Malhi, LJ Gray, OM Dean - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2013 - cell.com
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) targets a diverse array of factors germane to the pathophysiology of
multiple neuropsychiatric disorders including glutamatergic transmission, the antioxidant …

N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) in neurological disorders: mechanisms of action and therapeutic opportunities

R Bavarsad Shahripour, MR Harrigan… - Brain and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is an expanding field of research investigating the benefits of medicines
with multiple mechanisms of action across neurological disorders. N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) …