Tag: GSSG

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A high GSSG/GSH ratio (oxidized state) is required for proper protein folding; the opposite favors disease (cancer)

Glutathione is almost always discussed in mainstream medicine as a pure “antioxidant” — with the implicit assumption…

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Alcohol is a reductant and as such it raises (not lowers) GSH and the GSH/GSSG ratio

One of the established emergency room protocols for alcohol poisoning is the intravenous administration of GSH, often…

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Glutathione (GSH) drives cancer metastasis by promoting cell survival under hypoxia

In many of the podcasts I have done over the years, as well as many of my…