PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 31102529-4 2019 OBJECTIVES: To test whether physiological concentrations of N-acetylcysteine, a clinically safe antioxidant drug currently used in human therapy, is able to reduce ROS production, SOS induction and mutagenesis in ciprofloxacin-treated bacteria without affecting antibiotic activity. Acetylcysteine 60-76 xylosyltransferase 2 Homo sapiens 180-183 31102529-7 2019 RESULTS: Treatment with N-acetylcysteine reduced intracellular ROS levels (by ~40%), as well as SOS induction (by up to 75%) and bacterial filamentation caused by subinhibitory concentrations of ciprofloxacin, without affecting ciprofloxacin antibacterial activity. Acetylcysteine 24-40 xylosyltransferase 2 Homo sapiens 96-99 31102529-8 2019 Remarkably, N-acetylcysteine completely abolished SOS-mediated mutagenesis. Acetylcysteine 12-28 xylosyltransferase 2 Homo sapiens 50-53 31102529-9 2019 CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, our data strongly support the notion that ROS are a key factor in antibiotic-induced SOS mutagenesis and open the possibility of using N-acetylcysteine in combination with antibiotic therapy to hinder the development of antibiotic resistance. Acetylcysteine 162-178 xylosyltransferase 2 Homo sapiens 112-115