Glutathione synthesis is compromised in erythrocytes from individuals with HIV

We demonstrated that the levels of enzymes responsible for the synthesis of glutathione (GSH) such as glutathione synthase (GSS), glutamate-cysteine ligase-catalytic subunit (GCLC) and glutathione reductase (GSR) were significantly reduced in the red blood cells (RBCs) isolated from individuals with...

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Main Author: Vishwanath eVenketaraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
HIV
GSR
GCL
GSS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00073/full