Effect of Nrf2 activators on release of glutathione, cysteinylglycine and homocysteine by human U373 astroglial cells

Neurons rely on the release and subsequent cleavage of GSH to cysteinylglycine (CysGly) by astrocytes in order to maintain optimal intracellular GSH levels. In neurodegenerative diseases characterised by oxidative stress, neurons need an optimal GSH supply to defend themselves against free radicals...

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Main Authors: Megan L. Steele, Stacey Fuller, Mili Patel, Cindy Kersaitis, Lezanne Ooi, Gerald Münch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Redox Biology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231713000645