Peptides and their fragments play roles across multiple domains of metabolic communication, neurotransmission, and both general and highly specific signaling pathways
Glutathione helps buffer these shifts by neutralizing free radicals, supporting pH balance in muscles, and calming local inflammation
Schlaeppi, K., Bodenhausen, N., Buchala, A., Mauch, F
Increased levels of NAPQI reduce the ability to detoxify a host of toxic chemicals in the environment, increasing oxidative stress, which leads to protein, lipid, and nucleic acid damage from free radicals
Exposure to heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead, or arsenic can also lead to glutathione depletion
Clinical literature and dermatology reviews consistently describe topical GHK-Cu as highly tolerable