Application of glutathione depletion in cancer therapy: Enhanced ROS-based therapy, ferroptosis, and chemotherapy

B Niu, K Liao, Y Zhou, T Wen, G Quan, X Pan, C Wu - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Glutathione (GSH) is an important member of cellular antioxidative system. In cancer cells, a
high level of GSH is indispensable to scavenge excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Changes in glutathione content in liver diseases: an update

M Vairetti, LG Di Pasqua, M Cagna, P Richelmi… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glutathione (GSH), a tripeptide particularly concentrated in the liver, is the most important
thiol reducing agent involved in the modulation of redox processes. It has also been …

Astrocytes, therapeutic targets for neuroprotection and neurorestoration in ischemic stroke

Z Liu, M Chopp - Progress in neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Astrocytes are the most abundant cell type within the central nervous system. They play
essential roles in maintaining normal brain function, as they are a critical structural and …

Mitochondrial glutathione: recent insights and role in disease

M Marí, E de Gregorio, C de Dios, V Roca-Agujetas… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are the main source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), most of them deriving
from the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Among the numerous enzymatic and non …

Glutathione homeostasis and functions: potential targets for medical interventions

VI Lushchak - Journal of amino acids, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide, which has many biological roles including protection
against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. The primary goal of this paper is to …

Glutathione and mitochondria

V Ribas, C García-Ruiz… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Glutathione (GSH) is the main non-protein thiol in cells whose functions are dependent on
the redox-active thiol of its cysteine moiety that serves as a cofactor for a number of …

Ethanol metabolism in the liver, the induction of oxidant stress, and the antioxidant defense system

ML Contreras-Zentella, D Villalobos-García… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The liver metabolizes ethanol through three enzymatic pathways: alcohol dehydrogenase
(ADH), cytochrome p450 (also called MEOS), and catalase. Alcohol dehydrogenase class I …

Mitochondrial glutathione, a key survival antioxidant

M Marí, A Morales, A Colell, C García-Ruiz… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Mitochondria are the primary intracellular site of oxygen consumption and the major source
of reactive oxygen species (ROS), most of them originating from the mitochondrial …

Apoptosis and glutathione: beyond an antioxidant

R Franco, JA Cidlowski - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2009 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a conserved homeostatic process critical for organ and tissue morphogenesis,
development, and senescence. This form of programmed cell death also participates in the …

Alcohol consumption and telomere length: Mendelian randomization clarifies alcohol's effects

A Topiwala, B Taschler, KP Ebmeier, S Smith… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Alcohol's impact on telomere length, a proposed marker of biological aging, is unclear. We
performed the largest observational study to date (in n= 245,354 UK Biobank participants) …