title: N-acetyl-cysteine is a potent suppressor of human immunodeficiency virus transcription in persistently infected cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kinter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fauci
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D016325:HIV Long Terminal Repeat / Q000187:drug effects; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014162:Transfection; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D000111:Acetylcysteine