Glutathione works through several mechanisms: The thiol group directly neutralizes free radicals It helps regenerate other essential antioxidants like vitamins C and E It binds with toxins to make them water-soluble for elimination It helps repair DNA damage through enzyme systems This molecular powerhouse balances production, consumption, and recycling to ensure our cells stay protected
24 Under normal circumstances, to preserve high inuacellular concentrations of free GSH, GSSG is reduced rapidly back to GSH by the NADPH-dependent GSSG reductase
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This protective effect is mediated through upregulation of GPX4 and FTH1, and downregulation of COX-2, highlighting OLR1 as a key regulator of ferroptosis in ICH (187)
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