Acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine and the rate-limiting precursor for glutathione, the body's principal antioxidant; used clinically as the antidote for paracetamol overdose and studied for respiratory and mental health.
Maintaining kidney filtration function and protecting against chronic kidney disease progression.
Also known as: NAC, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
Research volume over time for NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) × kidney health. Structured outcome extraction (direction, effect size) for this pair is in progress - the full analytics will appear here once audited.
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Comparison of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies for muscle invasive bladder cancer: A network meta-analysisPetrelli F, et al. · Urologic oncology · 2026PMID 40935764 ↗02The impact of N-acetylcysteine on lactate, biomarkers of oxidative stress, immune response, and muscle damage: A systematic review and meta-analysisSadowski M, et al. · Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024PMID 39632267 ↗03Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor immune infiltration in breast cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysisLlano-León M, et al. · PloS one · 2023PMID 37104271 ↗04The beneficial effects of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) against obesity associated complications: A systematic review of pre-clinical studiesDludla PV, et al. · Pharmacological research · 2019PMID 31254666 ↗Be the first to share what you noticed with NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) for kidney health. How we calculate this.