Dietary N-acetylcysteine supplementation alleviates liver injury in lipopolysaccharide-challenged piglets.

In conclusion, these results suggest that dietary NAC supplementation alleviates LPS-induced liver injury by reducing the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, increasing the antioxidative capacity and improving energy metabolism. PMID: 23829996 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - July 8, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yi D, Hou Y, Wang L, Ding B, Yang Z, Li J, Long M, Liu Y, Wu G Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research