Antioxidant improves donated liver survival rate to more than 90%
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from Italy have found that the antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), when injected prior to harvesting of the liver, significantly improves graft survival following transplantation. Results suggest that the NAC effect on early graft function and survival is higher when suboptimal organs are used.