Acetylcysteine

Acetylcysteine, also known as N-acetylcysteine (NAC), is a medication that is used to treat paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose, and to loosen thick mucus in individuals with cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[2] It can be taken intravenously, by mouth, or inhaled as a mist.[2] Some people use it as a dietary supplement.[6][7]

Acetylcysteine
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Pronunciation/əˌsiːtəlˈsɪstiiːn/ and similar (/əˌsɛtəl-, ˌæsɪtəl-, -tiːn/)
Trade namesAcetadote, Fluimucil, Mucomyst, others
Other namesN-acetylcysteine; N-acetyl-L-cysteine; NALC; NAC
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    • AU: S2 (Pharmacy medicine)
    • BR: OTC (Over the counter) (by mouth, IV, inhalation)
    • US: OTC (by mouth), Rx-only (IV, inhalation)
    Pharmacokinetic data
    Bioavailability10% (Oral)[1]
    Protein binding50 to 83%[2]
    MetabolismLiver[2]
    Elimination half-life5.6 hours[3]
    ExcretionRenal (30%),[2] faecal (3%)
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    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC5H9NO3S
    Molar mass163.195 g·mol−1
    3D model (JSmol)
    Specific rotation+5° (c = 3% in water)[5]
    Melting point109 to 110 °C (228 to 230 °F) [5]
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    Common side effects include nausea and vomiting when taken by mouth.[2] The skin may occasionally become red and itchy with either form.[2] A non-immune type of anaphylaxis may also occur.[2] It appears to be safe in pregnancy.[2] For paracetamol overdose, it works by increasing the level of glutathione, an antioxidant that can neutralise the toxic breakdown products of paracetamol.[2] When inhaled, it acts as a mucolytic by decreasing the thickness of mucus.[8]

    Acetylcysteine was initially patented in 1960 and came into medical use in 1968.[9][10] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[11] It is available as a generic medication and is inexpensive.[12]

    Uses
    Acetylcysteine as effervescent tablet

    Paracetamol overdose
    Main article: Paracetamol poisoning

    Intravenous and oral formulations of acetylcysteine are available for the treatment of paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose.[13] When paracetamol is taken in large quantities, a minor metabolite called N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) accumulates within the body. It is normally conjugated by glutathione, but when taken in excess, the body's glutathione reserves are not sufficient to deactivate the toxic NAPQI. This metabolite is then free to react with key hepatic enzymes, thereby damaging liver cells. This may lead to severe liver damage and even death by acute liver failure.

    In the treatment of acetaminophen overdose, acetylcysteine acts to maintain or replenish depleted glutathione reserves in the liver and enhance non-toxic metabolism of acetaminophen.[14] These actions serve to protect liver cells from NAPQI toxicity. It is most effective in preventing or lessening hepatic injury when administered within 8–10 hours after overdose.[14] Research suggests that the rate of liver toxicity is approximately 3% when acetylcysteine is administered within 10 hours of overdose.[13]

    Although IV and oral acetylcysteine are equally effective for this indication, oral administration is generally poorly tolerated due to the higher dosing required to overcome its low oral bioavailability,[15] its foul taste and odour, and a higher incidence of adverse effects when taken by mouth, particularly nausea and vomiting. Prior pharmacokinetic studies of acetylcysteine did not consider acetylation as a reason for the low bioavailability of acetylcysteine.[16] Oral acetylcysteine is identical in bioavailability to cysteine precursors.[16] However, 3% to 6% of people given intravenous acetylcysteine show a severe, anaphylaxis-like allergic reaction, which may include extreme breathing difficulty (due to bronchospasm), a decrease in blood pressure, rash, angioedema, and sometimes also nausea and vomiting.[17] Repeated doses of intravenous acetylcysteine will cause these allergic reactions to progressively worsen in these people.

    Several studies have found this anaphylaxis-like reaction to occur more often in people given IV acetylcysteine despite serum levels of paracetamol not high enough to be considered toxic.[18][19][20][21]

    Lungs

    Inhaled acetylcysteine has been used for mucolytic ("mucus-dissolving") therapy in addition to other therapies in respiratory conditions with excessive and/or thick mucus production. It is also used post-operatively, as a diagnostic aid, and in tracheotomy care. It may be considered ineffective in cystic fibrosis.[22] A 2013 Cochrane review in cystic fibrosis found no evidence of benefit.[23]

    Acetylcysteine is used in the treatment of obstructive lung disease as an adjuvant treatment.[24][25][26]

    Kidney and bladder

    Evidence for the benefit of acetylcysteine to prevent radiocontrast induced kidney disease is mixed.[27]

    Acetylcysteine has been used for cyclophosphamide-induced haemorrhagic cystitis, although mesna is generally preferred due to the ability of acetylcysteine to diminish the effectiveness of cyclophosphamide.[28]

    Psychiatry

    Acetylcysteine has been studied for a number of psychiatric disorders.[29][30][31] Several reviews found tentative evidence for N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, autism, bipolar disorder, drug-induced neuropathy, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, specific drug addictions (cocaine), trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, and a certain form of epilepsy (progressive myoclonic).[29][30][32] Preliminary evidence showed efficacy in anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and mild traumatic brain injury although confirmatory studies are required.[32][33][34][35] Tentative evidence also supports use in cannabis use disorder.[36]

    Evidence to date does not support the efficacy for N-acetylcysteine in treating addictions to gambling, methamphetamine, or nicotine.[32] Based upon limited evidence, NAC appears to normalize glutamate neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens and other brain structures, in part by upregulating the expression of excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2), a.k.a. glutamate transporter 1 (GLT1), in individuals with addiction.[37] While NAC has been demonstrated to modulate glutamate neurotransmission in adult humans who are addicted to cocaine, NAC does not appear to modulate glutamate neurotransmission in healthy adult humans.[37] NAC has been hypothesized to exert beneficial effects through its modulation of glutamate and dopamine neurotransmission as well as its antioxidant properties.[30]

    Other uses

    Acetylcysteine has been used to complex palladium, to help it dissolve in water. This helps to remove palladium from drugs or precursors synthesized by palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions.[38] N-actelylcysteine can be used to protect the liver.[39]

    Acetylcysteine can be used in Petroff's method i.e. liquefaction and decontamination of sputum, in preparation for recovery of mycobacterium.[40]

    Side effects

    The most commonly reported adverse effects for IV formulations of acetylcysteine are rash, urticaria, and itchiness.[14] Up to 18% of patients have been reported to experience anaphylaxis reaction, which are defined as rash, hypotension, wheezing, and/or shortness of breath. Lower rates of anaphylactoid reactions have been reported with slower rates of infusion.

    Adverse effects for inhalational formulations of acetylcysteine include nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, fever, rhinorrhea, drowsiness, clamminess, chest tightness, and bronchoconstriction. Although infrequent, bronchospasm has been reported to occur unpredictably in some patients.[41]

    Adverse effects for oral formulations of acetylcysteine have been reported to include nausea, vomiting, rash, and fever.[41]

    Large doses in a mouse model showed that acetylcysteine could potentially cause damage to the heart and lungs.[42] They found that acetylcysteine was metabolized to S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine (SNOAC), which increased blood pressure in the lungs and right ventricle of the heart (pulmonary artery hypertension) in mice treated with acetylcysteine. The effect was similar to that observed following a 3-week exposure to an oxygen-deprived environment (chronic hypoxia). The authors also found that SNOAC induced a hypoxia-like response in the expression of several important genes both in vitro and in vivo.

    The implications of these findings for long-term treatment with acetylcysteine have not yet been investigated. The dose used by Palmer and colleagues was dramatically higher than that used in humans, the equivalent of about 20 grams per day.[42] Nonetheless, positive effects on age-diminished control of respiration (the hypoxic ventilatory response) have been observed previously in human subjects at more moderate doses.[43]

    Although N-acetylcysteine prevented liver damage when taken before alcohol, when taken four hours after alcohol it made liver damage worse in a dose-dependent fashion.[44]

    Pharmacology

    Pharmacodynamics

    Acetylcysteine serves as a prodrug to L-cysteine.

    L-cysteine is a precursor to the biologic antioxidant glutathione. Hence administration of acetylcysteine replenishes glutathione stores.[45]

    – Glutathione, along with oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), have been found to bind to the glutamate recognition site of the NMDA and AMPA receptors (via their γ-glutamyl moieties), and may be endogenous neuromodulators.[46][47] At millimolar concentrations, they may also modulate the redox state of the NMDA receptor complex.[47] In addition, glutathione has been found to bind to and activate ionotropic receptors that are different from any other excitatory amino acid receptor, and which may constitute glutathione receptors, potentially making it a neurotransmitter.[48] As such, since N-acetylcysteine is a prodrug of glutathione, it may modulate all of the aforementioned receptors as well.

    – Glutathione also modulates the NMDA receptor by acting at the redox site.[30][49]

    L-cysteine also serves as a precursor to cystine which in turn serves as a substrate for the cystine-glutamate antiporter on astrocytes hence increasing glutamate release into the extracellular space. This glutamate in turn acts on mGluR2/3 receptors, and at higher doses of acetylcysteine, mGluR5.[50][51]

    Acetylcysteine also possesses some anti-inflammatory effects possibly via inhibiting NF-κB and modulating cytokine synthesis.[30]

    Pharmacokinetics

    Acetylcysteine is extensively liver metabolized, CYP450 minimal, urine excretion is 22-30% with a half-life of 5.6 hours in adults and 11 hours in neonates.

    Chemistry

    Acetylcysteine is the N-acetyl derivative of the amino acid L-cysteine, and is a precursor in the formation of the antioxidant glutathione in the body. The thiol (sulfhydryl) group confers antioxidant effects and is able to reduce free radicals.

    N-acetyl-L-cysteine is soluble in water and alcohol, and practically insoluble in chloroform and ether.[52]

    It is a white to white with light yellow cast powder, and has a pKa of 9.5 at 30 °C.[5]

    Dosage forms

    Acetylcysteine is available in different dosage forms for different indications:

    • Solution for inhalation (Assist, Mucomyst, Mucosil) – inhaled for mucolytic therapy or ingested for nephroprotective effect (kidney protection)
    • Intravenous injection (Assist, Parvolex, Acetadote) – treatment of paracetamol/acetaminophen overdose
    • Oral solution – various indications.
    • Effervescent tablets
    • Ocular solution - for mucolytic therapy
    • Tablets - sometimes in a sustained release formula sold as a nutritional supplement
    • Capsules

    The IV injection and inhalation preparations are, in general, prescription only, whereas the oral solution and the effervescent tablets are available over the counter in many countries. Acetylcysteine is available as a health supplement in the United States, typically in capsule form.

    Research

    While many antioxidants have been researched to treat a large number of diseases by reducing the negative effect of oxidative stress, acetylcysteine is one of the few that has yielded promising results, and is currently already approved for the treatment of paracetamol overdose.[53]

    • In mouse mdx models of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, treatment with 1-2% acetylcysteine in drinking water significantly reduces muscle damage and improves strength.[53]
    • It is being studied in conditions, such as autism, where cysteine and related sulfur amino acids may be depleted due to multifactorial dysfunction of methylation pathways involved in methionine catabolism.[54]
    • Animal studies have also demonstrated its efficacy in reducing the damage associated with moderate traumatic brain or spinal injury, and also ischaemia-induced brain injury. In particular, it has been demonstrated to reduce neuronal losses and to improve cognitive and neurological outcomes associated with these traumatic events.[31]
    • It has been suggested that acetylcysteine may help people with Samter's triad by increasing levels of glutathione allowing faster breakdown of salicylates, although there is no evidence that it is of benefit.[55]
    • Small studies have shown acetylcysteine to be of benefit to people with blepharitis,[56] and it has been shown to reduce ocular soreness caused by Sjögren's syndrome.[57]
    • It has been shown effective in the treatment of Unverricht-Lundborg disease in an open trial in four patients. A marked decrease in myoclonus and some normalization of somatosensory evoked potentials with acetylcysteine treatment has been documented.[58][59]
    • Addiction to certain addictive drugs (e.g., cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and nicotine) is correlated with a persistent reduction in the expression of excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc);[37] the reduced expression of EAAT2 in this region is implicated in addictive drug-seeking behavior.[37] In particular, the long-term dysregulation of glutamate neurotransmission in the NAcc of addicts is associated with an increase in vulnerability to relapse after re-exposure to the addictive drug or its associated drug cues.[37] Drugs that help to normalize the expression of EAAT2 in this region, such as N-acetylcysteine, have been proposed as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of addiction to cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs.[37]
    • It has been tested for the reduction of hangover symptoms, but one clinical trial found no significant change between those receiving the drug and placebo.[60]
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