Table 1.
Key results from clinical studies.
| N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) | whey protein isolate (IMMUNOCAL) | |
|---|---|---|
| skel. muscle functions ↑ | frail elderly subjects (five force parameters, seven neuromotor fcts) | young healthy subjects (peak power, 30 s work, isokinetic cycling) |
| body cell mass ↑ (skel. muscle mass) | cancer patients | n.t. |
| body fat ↓ | healthy subjects | healthy subjects |
| immunological functions ↑ | HIV patients (NK, T cell prolif.) | hepatitis B patients (NK, serum IL-2) |
| tumour necrosis factor (TNF) ↓ | frail elderly subjects | n.t. |
| erythropoietin (EPO) ↑ | healthy subjects | n.t. |
| hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) ↑ | healthy subjects | n.t. |
| plasma albumin↑ | HIV patients, cancer patients | n.t. |