Glutathione in therapy

• Authors: K. Winiarska , J. Drozak
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

It has been commonly accepted that oxidative stress is involved in pathogenesis of many serious and even lethal health disturbances, including neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, alcoholic disease, viral and bacterial infections. In this paper we discuss the protective antioxidative role of glutathione, the predominant non-protein thiol in mammalian cells. We also emphasize the perspectives of glutathione therapy i.e. application of both cysteine and glutathione precursors.

Keywords

EN

GLUTATHIONE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; THERAPY

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 521-536

Contributors

author

K. Winiarska

author

J. Drozak

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: K. Winiarska, Zak?ad Regulacji Metabolizmu, Instytut Biochemii UW, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland