Oxidative Stress, Copper, and Glutathione
Regulation of Copper Transport and Cell Viability During Copper Metabolism Copper (Cu) is an essential cofactor in virtually all organisms,...
Simplify Your Glutathione Measurements
Glutathione, the major endogenous antioxidant produced by cells, plays a critical role in protecting organisms from oxidative stress and related cytotoxicity....
Glutathione—Mediator of Oxidative Stress
Stress at the Cellular Level Cells maintain an equilibrium of molecular oxygen and various antioxidants. An imbalance of reactive oxygen...
Dietary Flavonoids for Tuberculosis?
A recent study from the Western University of Health Sciences found strong evidence for the anti-mycobacterial potential of flavonoids on...
Is Glutathione The Ultimate Antioxidant?
Along with its well-known function combating oxidative stress through its role as a critical source of reducing power, Glutathione (GSH)...
Eat Your Vegetables!
Compounds found in brightly colored vegetables offer protection from oxidative stress related diseases through increasing Glutathione Peroxidase Activity. A recent University of...
Glutathione is Necessary for Hippocampal Neurons to Maintain Healthy Dendrites and Cognitive Function
Post-mitotic neuronal cells are more sensitive to the concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in their surroundings than other cells....
Oxidative Stress and Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, while response to the only available vaccine...
Understanding the Impact of Mining on Wildlife
Mining is an inherently invasive and destructive activity with broad ranging and long term effects on the environment. Despite advances...
Earthworms: An Environmental Indicator Species
Use of nanoparticles in a wide range of consumer and industrial applications is already widespread and expected to increase exponentially...