Progress and Prospects in Parkinson's Research/Causes/Deficiencies/Glutathione

"Glutathione (GSH) is an antioxidant, preventing damage to important cellular components caused by |reactive oxygen species such as free radicals and peroxides. All human cells have the capability of synthesising GSH but the principal source has been shown to be the liver."

Research
2011

Garrido et al evaluated the effects of raising and lowering glutathione levels in rats. They found that in both cases the nigral neurons deteriorated and resulted in the development of Parkinsonian symptoms. They postulated that a glutathione imbalance might be a cause of the disease and its proper regulation might be considered as a viable therapy.

There are some current research results related to the neuroprotective effects of glutathione which should be added here. You are invited to do the search of PubMed under Today below and summarise the relevant abstracts. Droflet (talk) 09:24, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

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