TLDR N-acetylcysteine may help treat uterine and placental issues in PCOS.
The study investigated the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on uterine and placental ferroptosis in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). NAC was found to effectively suppress ferroptosis, a type of cell death linked to oxidative stress, in the uterine and placental tissues of the rats. The research involved 42 pregnant rats and demonstrated that NAC could potentially serve as a therapeutic agent for managing reproductive complications associated with PCOS by reducing oxidative stress and preventing cell death in critical reproductive tissues. However, NAC did not fully reverse mitochondrial abnormalities in the uterus, though it partially did so in the placenta. The study highlighted NAC's potential to mitigate HAIR-induced uterine and placental dysfunction in PCOS, though clinical validation is needed.
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