Modern
Uses Cystine is needed for the utilization of -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Members of the section
use the NIH Clinical Center to evaluate individuals with cystinosis, a lysosomal membrane defect leading to storage of the amino acid
cystine and causing kidney failure in childhood.
A promising glutamatergic drug for the treatment of substance
use disorders is N - acetylcysteine (NAC), an amino acid
cystine prodrug.
Do not request total cysteine (tCys); this test reports only
cystine levels since labs often oxidize the specimen, so all cysteine is converted to
cystine.48 Request cyst (e) ine; this terminology is
used to indicate a combination of reduced (cysteine) and oxidized (
cystine) forms.
Cystine stones: Dissolution may be possible
using a protein - restricted therapeutic food with a controlled sodium level, and one that supports an alkaline urine pH. Any existing urinary tract infection must be resolved.