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Reduced glutathione (GSH) is well-known to play a fundamental role in the protection of the organism against toxic, mutagenic and/or carcinogenic agents (see e.g. refs. 1–3 for reviews). Among synthetic aminothiols, acting as analogs and precursors of GSH, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is of particular interest, because this molecule is already extensively used in the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases, and is extremely well tolerated in humans4. In addition, NAC is known to possess various antitoxic and antioxidant properties3–5.
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De Flora, S. et al. (1988). Antigenotoxic and Anticarcinogenic Effects of Thiols. In Vitro Inhibition of the Mutagenicity of Drug Nitrosation Products and Protection of Rat Liver ADP-Ribosyl Transferase Activity. In: Feo, F., Pani, P., Columbano, A., Garcea, R. (eds) Chemical Carcinogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9640-7_8
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