N-Acetyl Cysteine Restores the Diminished Activity of the Antioxidant Enzymatic System Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Preliminary Findings

• Main Authors: María Elena Soto (Author), Linaloe Manzano-Pech (Author), Adrían Palacios-Chavarría (Author), Rafael Ricardo Valdez-Vázquez (Author), Verónica Guarner-Lans (Author), Israel Pérez-Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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SARS-CoV-2 infects type II pneumocytes and disrupts redox homeostasis by overproducing reactive oxygen species (ROS). N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a precursor of the synthesis of glutathione (GSH) and it restores the loss of redox homeostasis associated to viral infections. The aim of the study is to...