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Studies by Pickart and colleagues published in 2012-2018 showed that GHK-Cu treatment of cultured human fibroblasts altered expression of several thousand genes, with patterns indicating increased expression of genes involved in tissue repair, antioxidant responses, protein synthesis, and cellular rejuvenation
Myth: "You can get all the glutathione you need from food." Fact: While foods like garlic, broccoli, and avocado contain glutathione or its precursors, the levels are relatively low, and much of it is lost during cooking or digestion
Glutathione is a tripeptide a small protein-like moleculecomposed of three amino acids: cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid
Citations: Honda, Y., Kessoku, T., Sumida, Y
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