Conversely, glutathione deficiency produces a pro-viral effect. Paul Cheney, M.D., Ph.D. and expert in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Transcribed from a workshop presentation on the clinical management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Lymphocytes, cells vital for effective immune function, depend on GSH for their proper function and replication. As we age, there is a precipitous drop in GSH levels. Lower glutathione levels have been implicated in many diseases associated with aging.
Antioxidants are well documented to play vital roles in health maintenance and disease prevention.
GSH is your cells' own major antioxidant. GSH neutralizes these radicals. GSH detoxifies many pollutants, carcinogens, and poisons, including many in fuel exhaust and cigarette smoke. It retards damage from radiation such as seen with loss of the ozone. Glutathione, or GSH, is a naturally occurring protein that protects every cell, tissue, and organ from toxic free radicals and disease.