Tonythetiger
1k posts, incept 2019-01-27
2020-09-03 07:44:58
Some evidence that dietary supplement NAC (N-acetylcysteine) provides multiple layers of protection against Covid symptoms:
- combats oxidative stress, which is a main cause of a cytokine storm
- inhibits hypercoagulation and breaks up blood clots
- inhibits replication of influenza virus
- improves T cell response
- modulates inflammation
In 1997 NAC was studied in a 6 month randomized, double blind trial against influenza with significant effect.
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NAC treatment was well tolerated and resulted in a significant decrease in the frequency of influenza-like episodes, severity, and length of time confined to bed. Both local and systemic symptoms were sharply and significantly reduced in the NAC group.
https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/10/7....The number needed to treat (NNT) in the study was 0.5, which means for every two people treated with NAC, one will be protected against symptomatic influenza.
https://articles............/sites/artic....
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