ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021
How N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation Affects Redox Regulation, Especially at Mitohormesis and Sarcohormesis Level: Current Perspective.
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- The impact of cysteine on lifespan in three model organisms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging cell · 2025Pooled it
- Blood oxidative stress biomarkers in women: influence of oral contraception, exercise, and N-acetylcysteine.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Trial
- Hepato-Cardiac Axis in Epirubicin Toxicity: Role of Kynurenine Pathway and N-Acetylcysteine Antioxidant Intervention.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2026Article
- Glycine and N-acetylcysteine supplementation, with or without exercise, in brain health and functional aging: implications for sarcopenia and frailty in older adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
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- Antioxidant Defense and Redox Signaling in Elite Soccer Players: Insights into Muscle Function, Recovery, and Training Adaptations.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of COVID-19 Disease and Post COVID Syndrome: The Role of N-acetylcysteine and Acetyl-L-carnitine.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Review
- Plant-based supplements in enhancing exercise performance and recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The Hormesis Concept: Strengths and Shortcomings.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Antioxidant supplementation during treatment of outpatient dogs with parvovirus enteritis ameliorates oxidative stress and attenuates intestinal injury: A randomized controlled trial.Veterinary and animal science · 2023Article
- Redox Status Is the Mainstay of SARS-CoV-2 and Host for Producing Therapeutic Opportunities.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Antioxidative properties of phenolic compounds and their effect on oxidative stress induced by severe physical exercise.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2022Review
- Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Host-microbial co-metabolites modulated by human milk oligosaccharides relate to reduced risk of respiratory tract infections.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
Exercise frequently alters the metabolic processes of oxidative metabolism in athletes, including exposure to extreme reactive oxygen species impairing exercise performance. Therefore, both researchers and athletes have been consistently investigating the possible strategies to improve metabolic adaptations to exercise-induced oxidative stress. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been applied as a therapeutic agent in treating many diseases in humans due to its precursory role in the production of hepatic glutathione, a natural antioxidant. Several studies have investigated NAC's possible therapeutic role in oxidative metabolism and adaptive response to exercise in the athletic population. However, still conflicting questions regarding NAC supplementation need to be clarified. This narrative review aims to re-evaluate the metabolic effects of NAC on exercise-induced oxidative stress and adaptive response developed by athletes against the exercise, especially mitohormetic and sarcohormetic response.
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