How does the PlexusDx Precision Peptide Genetic Test inform glutathione or antioxidant strategy
The most controversial form is IV Glutathione, marketed as a rapid skin-whitening solution
But when the mitochondria make energy, they also make reactive oxygen species (ROS), substances that can damage mitochondria and your cells, unless they are neutralized by antioxidants like glutathione 13
In addition, astrocytes, which normally support neurons, become dysfunctional through a process called astrogliosis, which worsens glutamate imbalance and reduces neuronal support (Taylor et al., 2016), and genetic mutationssuch as SOD1 (causing harmful protein accumulation), FUS (interfering with RNA handling), and TBK1 or OPTN (which impair the cell's waste disposal system known as autophagy
All in all, iron chelators are promising therapeutic tools to tackle MS
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