M., & Hassan, H
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) , sometimes referred to as free radicals or collectively oxidative stress, are unstable molecules produced by normal body functions and exposure to external stressors and toxins
Some scientists wonder whether low glutathione levels are at least partly to blame for the free-radical-induced illnesses so common beyond middle age, such as Alzheimers, cancer, and heart disease
For example, in studies where skin fibroblasts were treated with GHK-Cu, there was increased expression of extracellular matrix genes and antioxidant enzymes
At high or chronic oxidative stress, however, the model suggests that the balance shifts towards GSSG, and removal of cysteine in the form of GSSG dominates, resulting in a decline in cysteine
Min, J., Sarlus, H., & Harris, R