N-acetylcysteine – antioxidant action and use in the small animal clinic

Authors

  • Amanda Cristiane Ondani
  • Marileda Bonafim Carvalho Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias - UNESP/Jaboticabal
  • André Luiz Baptista Galvão Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias da UNESP/Jaboticabal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v16i2.17774

Keywords:

medicina veterinária ortomolecular, clínica médica

Abstract

For a long time, N-acetylcysteine was only used as a mucolytic and expectorant agent and in the treatment of paracetamol intoxication.  With the advent of studies on free radicals, antioxidants are gaining prominence and the N-acetylcysteine is among them.  The objective of this article is to highlight the farmacological activity of this amino acid in affections in the small animal clinical routine, as well as to present new perspectives in its use in human, which could, in the future, form the base for similar studies in dogs and cats.

Author Biographies

Amanda Cristiane Ondani

Médica Veterinária de Pequenos Animais da Clínica São Francisco - Franca-SP

Marileda Bonafim Carvalho, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias - UNESP/Jaboticabal

Médica Veterinária, Profa. Assistente Dra. do Depto de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária da UNESP/Jaboticabal

André Luiz Baptista Galvão, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias da UNESP/Jaboticabal

Médico Veterinário, Mestre, Doutorando do Depto de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária da UNESP/Jaboticabal

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How to Cite

Ondani, A. C., Carvalho, M. B., & Galvão, A. L. B. (2011). N-acetylcysteine – antioxidant action and use in the small animal clinic. Archives of Veterinary Science, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v16i2.17774

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Review articles

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