Overview
Comprehensive assessment of the medical uses of N-Acetyl-Cysteine serves as a single resource for information on this therapeutic
In depth consideration of biological mechanisms puts therapeutic effects in context
Includes a dedicated chapter on safety and special formulations
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Basic Science of N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
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The Clinical Use of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
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Keywords
- Glutamate
- Dopamine
- Neurogenesis
- Oxidative stress
- Redox metabolism
- Mitochondrial metabolism
- Neuroinflammation
- Apoptosis
- Psychiatric disorders
- Autism
- Alzheimer's disease
- Addiction
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Trichotillomania
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Neuropathy
- Epilepsy
- pharmacotherapy
About this book
Focusing on the practical use of N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) in medicine, this book provides a comprehensive review of the basic biological and clinical studies documenting its benefits in treating medical disease. NAC is perhaps best known as an antidote for acetaminophen, but its therapeutic effect in a wide range of medical diseases has recently been realized. In addition to its well recognized use in radiological contrast prophylaxis for renal disease and pulmonary disorders, studies have suggested significant promise in psychiatric and neurological disorders such as addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, ataxia, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, epilepsy, neuropathy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury and trichotillomania in addition to promising studies in audiology, cardiology, exercise physiology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious disease, infertility and ophthalmology. Given the promising studies for a wide range of medical conditions, coupled with a excellent safety profile, the potential for NAC in the treatment of human disease appears considerable.
Dr Leonore A Herzenberg from Stanford University, a pioneer of redox physiology and the use of NAC, provides a succinct history of the development of the therapeutic use of NAC for medical disease. This is followed by a series of basic science chapters outlining the role of NAC in important physiological processes, including modulation of dopamine and glutamate neurotransmitter systems, redox and mitochondrial metabolism, apoptosis and inflammation.
The last section of the book is dedicated to clinically oriented chapters that comprehensively review the literature on medical disorders in which NAC has been found to be effective, including toxicity and cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, psychiatric, pulmonary and renal disorders. Each chapter reviews the theoretical biological mechanisms of NAC for the specific diseases reviewed, rates the clinical studies using a standardized criteria in order to provide an objective level of evidence and grade of recommendation for the use of NAC for specific medical conditions and outlines the ongoing clinical trials examining NAC for the treatment of specific diseases. Final chapters review the clinical evidence verifying that specific theoretical biological mechanisms are actually being targeted by NAC in medical disease. Studies on the pharmacology, formulation and potential adverse effects of NAC are also reviewed. A final chapter synthesizes the clinical studies to suggest that the effectiveness of NAC may signal a new basic physiological disorder, glutathione deficiency, which may be an important pathophysiological mechanism of many diseases.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Richard Frye is the Chief of Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Professor of Child Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.
Professor Michael Berk is a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, and is Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry at Deakin University and Barwon Health in Melbourne Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Therapeutic Use of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in Medicine
Editors: Richard Eugene Frye, Michael Berk
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5311-5
Publisher: Adis Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5310-8Published: 01 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3852-6Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5311-5Published: 20 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 394
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacology/Toxicology