Here is a post from the BioS forum that got drowned in other posts (and in the mean time piles of spam). It was posted by "please" already on 18 Sept 2005 (in the mean time the postive effect of NAC on Dupuytren has actually been proven in the laboratory) and I personally consider it far sighted and very reasonable:

"This is very interesting and I think that this isn't so impossible that the tomatoes helped to stop the activity of Dups. The Lycopene in the tomatoes is one of the most potent carotenoid antioxidants. I am far away from knowing about chemicals reactions concerning Dups and oxidants but I think that it is possible that free radicals are contributing to the development of the disease.

I guess this theory will never be undermined by clinical studies so I would just say:
drink green tea, eat red tomatoes, watermelons and apples, take NAC on a daily basis and give the free radicals no chance. If it's not working for stopping Dups, well, what the heck, it's still very healthy and will keep your heart healthy. Once our hearts gets sick I guess we will all beg to get back to our lousy little "finger-problem"."

Wolfgang

I`ve seen it mentioned on peyronie`s forums that tomotoe puree is a good way of getting lycopene in the diet-and it is very cheap-can anyone confirm this?or are fresh tomotoes preferable?

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine. You might also have a look at http://www.dupuytren-online.info/other_therapies.html (scroll down to NAC). It's an antioxidant drug that has been in use for decades for specific, chronic lung diseases.

Wolfgang

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What is the abbreviation NAC stand for?

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Is there anyone out there who has ideas on acetyl-L- carnetine and whether it should be taken alongside NAC-?I know there was a good thread on acetyl-L-carnetine on the old biospecifics forum-but that predated the new information on NAC.I suppose
what I would like to know is whether it is advisable to take the two together or whether it is advisable to just take the one?Also,it would be good to be updated on the results of the people who were involved in the acetyl-L-carnitine `trial`.Anyone out there who knows????

Thanks for your reply Wolfgang-my feelings are the same-better not to mix NAC and Acetyl L Carnetine. However,it would be good to know which of the two produce a better result.I wander if ther are comparative studies on Dupuytren`s and the efficacy of NAC versus Acetyl L Carnetine?And does anyone know what happened to the Biospecifics group study on Acetyl L Carnetine?I`ll let you know how it goes with the NAC-been taking it for 3 weeks now-but that is after 3 months on the Acetyl L Carnetine.....
And by the way, thanks for all your work in spreading awareness of Radiotherapy as a viable first treatment-I`m back in Essen for a second round of treatment late March.As you know this treatment is unavailable in the UK and not very well known amongst DUP`s Sufferers.Hence,the invaluable help of this type of forum.It would be good to enthuse Radiographers here in the UK about extending their work to encompass Dups and Lederhosen....