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The following study scanned 39 healthy old participants, 22 with mild cognitive impairment, and 37 Alzheimer’s patients for hippocampal glutathione levels (Shulka D, et.al., 2021). The hippocampus is an area of the brain.   The researchers found significant glutathione depletion in the left and right hippocampus among the groups with...

Oxidative stress resulting from an increased amount of reactive oxygen species and an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants has been implicated in pathogenesis of cerebral stroke. The purpose of the following study was to investigate if certain common genetic expressions reducing the effectiveness of glutathione were affecting the risk of...

  Oxidized LDL (low density lipoprotein) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. How can a cardiovascular risk factor affect joint cartilage? The following study included 203 patients and 194 controls (Erturk C, et al., 21017). Plasma concentrations of oxidized LDL and oxidative stress markers were measured.    ...

  Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxidized LDL) plays an important role in atherosclerosis by promoting inflammation and the deposits of lipids in the arterial wall (Trpkovic A, et al., 2014). LDL is especially harmful when it gets oxidized. Glutathione is a very effective antioxidant the body is producing, but we produce...

Adequate levels of glutathione are essential for optimal functioning of the immune system in general and especially T cell activation (Morris G, et al., 2014). T cells are immune cells that are programmed to recognize an antigen (foreign particle). Glutathione is also very important for the brain as an antioxidant,...