It can also help immune cells maintain their activity and proliferation capacity, enhancing immune recognition and defense functions
Endogenous glutathione, glutathione that is produced within the body, is considered the master antioxidant of the human body
FIGURE 7 The strong role of severe oxidative stress, reduced antioxidant defenses like GSH with increased lipid peroxidation and malondialdehyde generation (213), lipid, protein and DNA oxidation with increased apoptosis and necrosis in atherosclerosis as a major cause of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, supports the use of complementary and alternative medicines, dietary supplements, and antioxidants with hardly any adverse effect, able to restore homeostasis reversing oxidative stress (214)
It is also sometimes used off-label for skin lightening, though evidence for this indication is limited
Sufficient glutathione levels are essential for this process
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