RESTORING GLUTATHIONE HAS BENEFITS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND MICE
George Taffet · 2024
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George Taffet, a solo author, presents a symposium overview on restoring glutathione in older adults in a 2024 paper. Glutathione is the cell's most plentiful antioxidant, mopping up reactive molecules before they do harm. Most older adults run low on it, because the body lacks its two building blocks, the amino acids cysteine and especially glycine. Clinicians, the author argues, rarely appreciate how central this shortfall is.
Feeding the missing precursors, glycine plus a cysteine donor, can refill cell glutathione in people and mice. The symposium lays out what the molecule does, why levels fall with age, and what improves when levels are restored, with attention to possible sex differences. Taffet's aim is to move an overlooked deficiency onto the clinical radar.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | George Taffet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 828 bytes |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |