Cantaloupe 1 cup (160 g) contains 270 mcg RAE, or 3
NAC supplementation has been shown to suppresses Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication, to be protective against cell damage caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy, to be immune enhancing, to protect against toxins as acetametaphen and other drugs, mercury, lead, and others, and is mucolytic, that is, it breaks up mucus seen in bronchoulmonary diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, gastritis, heart attack, angina pectoris, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, prevention of kidney damage during coronary angiography, Unverricht-Lundborg disease, pseudoporphyria, and pneumonia
This aligns with previous studies showing that effective macrophage interaction is essential for the virulence of various bacterial pathogens
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on infectious diseases