• 약학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2010

Recently, it was found that the formation of reactive metabolites by cytochrome P450s as well as the depletion of glutathione would play important roles in hepatotoxicity induced by 1-bromopropane. In the present study, possible roles of anti-oxidants in 1-bromopropane-induced hepatotoxicity were investigated in male ICR mice. The hepatotoxicity induced by 1-bromopropane was significantly protected by the co-treatment with either N-acetyl cysteine or silymarin. 1-Bromopropane-induced decrease in hepatic glutathione level was significantly protected by the pretreatment with N-acetyl cysteine. Taken together, the present results indicated that the reduction of hepatic glutathione level caused by 1-bromopropane treatment might be associated in 1-bromopropane-induced hepatotoxicity in mice.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제2권5호
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• pp.629-635
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• 1998

It has been suggested that oxygen free radicals are involved in the initiation process of acute pancreatitis, although its pathogenesis is not clear. This study evaluates the roles of oxygen radicals and the effects of small molecular antioxidants (rebamipide, N-acetyl-cysteine, allopurinol, ${\beta}-carotene)$ on the development of cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis. Acute edematous pancreatitis was induced by the intravenous infusion of cerulein at supramaximal dose of 10 ${\mu}g/kg/hour$ for 3.5 hours. The effects of antioxidants, rebamipide (100 mg/kg, i.p.), N-acetyl-cysteine (200 mg/kg, i.v.), allopurinol (20 mg/kg/hour), ${\beta}-carotene$ (50 mg/kg, i.p.), were examined. Cerulein administration resulted in a significant increase in serum amylase activity and pancreatic malondialdehyde (MDA), but not glutathione peroxidase (GSHpx). The glutathione (GSH) content in pancreatic tissue decreased dramatically. Pretreatment of N-acetyl-cysteine significantly decreased the cerulein-induced hyperamylasemia and maintained GSH content in pancreas, but MDA was slightly decreased. In addition, N-acetyl-cysteine ameliorated histological damage. Allopurinol and ${\beta}-carotene$ attenuated cerulein-induced hyperamylasemia, but histologically there was no difference from control. These results indicate that oxygen free radicals play an important role in the initiation of experimental acute pancreatitis. N-acetyl-cysteine is an effective antioxidant that ameliorates the cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis, and the possible therapeutic application of antioxidants against acute pancreatitis needs a further evaluation.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선방어학회 2011년도 추계 학술발표회 및 심포지엄
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• pp.192-193
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• 2011

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.449-457
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• 2016

N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and cysteine have been implicated in a number of human neutrophils' functional responses. However, though $Ca^{2+}$ signaling is one of the key signalings contributing to the functional responses of human neutrophils, effects of NAC and cysteine on intracellular calcium concentration ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$) in human neutrophils have not been investigated yet. Thus, this study was carried out with an objective to investigate the effects of NAC and cysteine on $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in human neutrophils. We observed that NAC ($1{\mu}M{\sim}1mM$) and cysteine ($10{\mu}M{\sim}1mM$) increased $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in human neutrophils in a concentration-dependent manner. In NAC pre-supplmented buffer, an additive effect on N-formyl-methionine-leucine-phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced increase in $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in human neutrophils was observed. In $Ca^{2+}$-free buffer, NAC- and cysteine-induced $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase in human neutrophils completely disappeared, suggesting that NAC- and cysteine-mediated increase in $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in human neutrophils occur through $Ca^{2+}$ influx. NAC- and cysteine-induced $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase was effectively inhibited by calcium channel inhibitors SKF96365 ($10{\mu}m$) and ruthenium red ($20{\mu}m$). In $Na^+$-free HEPES, both NAC and cysteine induced a marked increase in $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in human neutrophils, arguing against the possibility that $Na^+$-dependent intracellular uptake of NAC and cysteine is necessary for their $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increasing activity. Our results show that NAC and cysteine induce $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase through $Ca^{2+}$ influx in human neutrophils via SKF96365- and ruthenium red-dependent way.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.2855-2860
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• 2012

The coating N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on gold surfaces may be used to design the distribution of either gold particle adsorbed to the $ZrO_2$ surface or vice versa by adjusting the electrostatic interactions. In this study, it was performed to find out electrostatic properties of the NAC-coated-gold surface and the $ZrO_2$ surface. The surface forces between the surfaces were measured as a function of the salt concentration and pH value using the AFM. By applying the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory to the surface forces, the surface potential and charge density of the surfaces were quantitatively acquired for each salt concentration and each pH value. The dependence of the potential and charge density on the concentration was explained with the law of mass action, and the pH dependence was with the ionizable groups on the surface.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.31-34
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• 2014

The effectiveness of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) to protect blood cells against Mitomycin C (MMC) induced genotoxicity was investigated in human chronic myeloid leukemia cells (KCL22) using the alkaline comet assay. The comet assay was selected as sensitive and rapid method for analysis of DNA damage and repair in individual cells. NAC treatment alone did not produce any damage in KCL22 cell. But NAC was found to be effective in reducing genotoxic damage in KCL22 cells exposed to MMC. These results confirm the literature data that, given the safety and ability to reduce DNA damage. NAC may be useful to prevent drug-mediated genotoxicity.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.902-906
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• 2009

It is found that that the coating N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on gold surfaces may be used to design the distribution of either gold particle adsorbed to the $TiO_2$ surface or vice versa by adjusting the electrostatic interactions. In this study, we investigated electrostatic properties of the NAC-coated-gold surface and the $TiO_2$ surface. The surface forces between the surfaces were measured as a function of the salt concentration and pH value using the AFM. By applying the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory to the surface forces, the surface potential and charge density of the surfaces were quantitatively acquired for each salt concentration and each pH value. The surface potential and charge density dependence on the salt concentration was explained with the law of mass action, and the pH dependence was with the ionizable groups on the surface.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.193-200
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• 1980

N-Acetyl-L-cysteine, $C_5H_9NO_3S,$의 결정 및 분자구조를 X-선 회절법으로 연구하였다. 이 화합물의 결정은 삼사비등축정계에 속하며 공간군은 $P_1$이다. 단위세포상수는 a = 7.04(3), b = 5.14(2), c = 8.25(3)${\AA}$, ${\alpha}$ = 106(2), ${\beta}$ = 51(1), ${\gamma}$ = 124(2)$^{\circ}$이고, 단위세포는 분자 한개만을 포함하고 있다. Weissenberg 사진촬영으로 얻은 회절반점의 총수는 629개이며 direct method를 적용하여 구조해명을 한 후 full matrix least-squares method로 정밀화하였으며 최종 R값은 0.12이다. C-카르복실기 및 N-아세틸기의 원자들은 각각 평면을 이루고 있다. 카르복실기의 산소원자 O(1)은 이웃분자의 아세틸기의 산소원자 O(3)와 $O-H{\cdot}{\cdot}{\cdot}O$ 수소결합을 하며 그 길이는 2.59${\AA}$이다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.428-433
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• 1994

The methabolism and phamacokinetics of a mixed disulfide S-(N, N-diethyldithiocarbamoyl)-N-acetyl-L-cysteine (AC-DDTC) were studied in rats. Two metabolites of AC-DDTC following iv and po administration were indentified in plasma and liver by HPLC and GC, namely N, N-diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) and the methyl ester of DDTC (Me-DDTC). AC-DDTC was very unstable in vivo and could not be detected neither in plasma nor in urine. Pharmacokinetic parameters of DDTC following intravenous administration of AC-DDTC (20 mg/kg) were calculated. DDTC has a low affinity to rat tissue and the body clearance was $9.0{\pm}3.4mkl/mim/kg$. The mean residence time (MRT) was $11.5{\pm}16.3 min$. After oral administration of 20 mg/kg AC-DDTC, maximal plasma concenttion ($C_{max}$) was $3.8{\pm}0.2 nmol/ml$ and the bioavailability was 7.04%. $C_{max}$ for DDTC at a dose of 120 mg/kg. AC-DDTC was $40.1{\pm}2.2 nmol/ml$. ART was $47.1{\pm}2.8min$.at a dose of 20 mg/kg and $110.5{\pm}6.0 min$ at 120 mg/kg.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.361-367
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• 2010

Streptozotocin(STZ)으로 유도된 당뇨 쥐에서 마늘, 양파 등 Allium 속(屬) 식물에 함유되어 있는 N-acetyl cysteine(NAC), S-allyl cysteine(SAC), S-ethyl cysteine(SEC) 및 S-methyl cysteine (SMC) 등 organocysteine 화합물이 혈당과 포도당 내성 및 혈장과 간 조직의 지질 농도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. NAC, SAC, SEC 및 SMC 등 cysteine 화합물 투여는 STZ 당뇨로 인한 다음, 다식, 다뇨 및 체중 감소 증세를 일부 개선시키고, 내당능을 향상시키는 결과를 보였다. 당뇨 쥐에 있어서 cysteine 화합물의 투여는 혈장 총 콜레스테롤과 중성지질 농도에는 큰 영향을 미치지 않았으나, HDL-cholesterol의 농도의 증가와 LDL-cholesterol 농도의 감소를 통해 전반적으로 동맥경화 유발지수를 개선시키는 결과를 보였으며, 간 조직 중성지질 농도를 낮추어 당뇨군의 지방간 증세를 완화시킴과 아울러 혈장 GOT, GPT 활성을 감소시켜 간 보호 효과를 보였다. 이들 결과를 볼 때 NAC, SAC, SEC 및 SMC 등 cysteine 화합물은 STZ에 의해 유도된 당뇨 쥐에 있어 당대사 조절과 함께 지질대사 조절을 통해 지질대사 이상으로 인한 합병증 유발을 완화시킬 수 있는 가능성이 있다고 사료된다.