Studies

Increase in the Protein-Bound Form of Glutathione in Human Blood after the Oral Administration of Glutathione

The present study examined the impact of the supplementation of glutathione (GSH), γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, on human blood GSH levels…

Glutathione as an oral whitening agent: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

To determine whether orally administered glutathione, 500 mg per day for 4 weeks, affects the skin melanin index, when compared with placebo…

The Effect of Cysteine Peptide Ingestion on Skin Brightness, a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Human Clinical Trial

Glutathione (GSH) is present in almost all human cells and has a beneficial effect on human skin brightness. Cysteinylglycine (Cys-Gly) and γ-glutamylcysteine (γ-Glu-Cys) are …

The efficacy of skin care products containing glutathione in delivering skin lightening in Indonesian women

Glutathione is a potent antioxidant, which is widely used in skin care products for skin lightening especially in the Asian market. Presently, there was only one study of to …

Efficacy of glutathione for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: an open-label, single-arm, multicenter, pilot study

Glutathione plays crucial roles in the detoxification and antioxidant systems of cells and has been used to treat acute poisoning and chronic liver diseases by intravenous…

Glutathione supplementation suppresses muscle fatigue induced by prolonged exercise via improved aerobic metabolism

Glutathione is an endogenous redox couple in animal cells and plays important roles in antioxidant defense and detoxification, although it is unknown if oral glutathione sup…