Although the relationship between glutathione depletion, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal cell death needs further exploration, seemingly the clinical improvements in PD patients who are treated with IV glutathione in addition to their traditional medications warrants consideration in appropriate PD patients.
Author Contribution Pandey AN and Yadav PK performed review/editing, image preparation, conceptualization and writing major parts of the original draft
Glutathione is equally important in detoxification pathways , particularly in the liver
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The good news: this potentiation is reversible once the stimulus (the drug) is removed or the nervous system adapts