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 …

Caught in vicious circles: a perspective on dynamic feed-forward loops driving oxidative stress in schizophrenia

M Cuenod, P Steullet, JH Cabungcal, D Dwir… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
A growing body of evidence has emerged demonstrating a pathological link between
oxidative stress and schizophrenia. This evidence identifies oxidative stress as a …

The Potential of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

RCJ Bradlow, M Berk, PW Kalivas, SE Back… - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Abstract N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is a compound of increasing interest in the treatment of
psychiatric disorders. Primarily through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and glutamate …

The parvalbumin hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder

F Filice, L Janickova, T Henzi, A Bilella… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—a type of neurodevelopmental disorder—
is increasing and is around 2% in North America, Asia, and Europe. Besides the known …

Potential roles of redox dysregulation in the development of schizophrenia

DO Perkins, CD Jeffries, KQ Do - Biological psychiatry, 2020 - Elsevier
Converging evidence implicates redox dysregulation as a pathological mechanism driving
the emergence of psychosis. Increased oxidative damage and decreased capacity of …

Beyond dopamine receptor antagonism: new targets for schizophrenia treatment and prevention

FV Gomes, AA Grace - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Treatment of schizophrenia (SCZ) historically relies on the use of antipsychotic drugs to treat
psychosis, with all of the currently available antipsychotics acting through the antagonism of …

Effects of 12-month, double-blind N-acetyl cysteine on symptoms, cognition and brain morphology in early phase schizophrenia spectrum disorders

A Breier, E Liffick, TA Hummer, JL Vohs, Z Yang… - Schizophrenia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Currently approved medications for schizophrenia are relatively ineffective for
negative symptoms and cognitive impairment. N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) is a neuroprotective …

Redox and immune signaling in schizophrenia: new therapeutic potential

D Dwir, I Khadimallah, L Xin, M Rahman… - International Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Redox biology and immune signaling play major roles in the body, including in brain
function. A rapidly growing literature also suggests that redox and immune abnormalities are …

Alterations in TRN-anterodorsal thalamocortical circuits affect sleep architecture and homeostatic processes in oxidative stress vulnerable Gclm−/− mice

C Czekus, P Steullet, A Orero López, I Bozic… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Schizophrenia is associated with alterations of sensory integration, cognitive processing and
both sleep architecture and sleep oscillations in mouse models and human subjects …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in schizophrenia

P Ni, S Chung - BioEssays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1% of populations
worldwide with a grave disability and socioeconomic burden. Current antipsychotic …