Large doses of folic acid given to an individual with an undiagnosed vitamin B 12 deficiency can correct megaloblastic anemia without correcting the underlying vitamin B 12 deficiency, leaving the individual at risk of developing irreversible neurologic damage (21)
Upregulates genes involved in antioxidant defense (superoxide dismutase, catalase), tissue repair (collagen synthesis, matrix metalloproteinases), anti-inflammation (suppressing TNF-, IL-6)
Supporting the in vitro analysis, we identified a cluster of GSH-related metabolites, the -glutamyl amino acids, specifically altered in patients with Lyme disease, and not in other infections
Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant composed of three amino acids: cysteine, glutamine, and glycine