Procysteine

A prodrug form of cysteine with antioxidant activity; reduces TNF-α-induced increases in IL-6 and CCL2 expression in ARPE-19 human retinal pigment epithelial cells at 0.5 mM; increases liver GSH levels in fasted, but not fed, mice at 6.5 mmol/kg; reduces ROS production in BALF and decreases plasma extravasation in the lungs, as well as reverses decreases in HIF-1α levels in a mouse model of allergic asthma at 80 and 160 mg/kg