A recent meta-analysis investigating the role of glutathione in Parkinsons disease found that whilst it did not improve mood and the ability to perform daily activities, it did slightly improve motor function compared to individuals on the placebo (3)
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Lastly, athletic performance may also be influenced by glutathione status, as muscle activity increases reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, utilizing GSH in the process
Strikingly, estrogen deprivation was shown to be the principal mediator of impaired wound healing in the elderly population when a microarray study revealed that 78% of genes differentially expressed between wounds from young and aged men were estrogen-regulated, while only 3% were related to intrinsic aging (Hardman and Ashcroft, 2008
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