Inhibiting glutathione metabolism in lung lining fluid as a strategy to augment antioxidant defense

Current Enzyme Inhibition

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Joyce Brady, Martin ^a   Hiratake, Jun ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Gamma glutamyl transferase; Glutathione; Lung lining fluid; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

6 DIAZO 5 OXONORLEUCINE; ACIVICIN; ACYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; ANTIOXIDANT; AZASERINE; CYSTEINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CELL PROTECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG FLUID; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

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EID: 79960995443     PISSN: 15734080     EISSN: 18756662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340811796575308     Document Type: Article

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