"Upping antioxidants like glutathione would likely benefit premature graying by combating the oxidative damage that is happening to the pigment producing cells called melanocytes," she said
Lipoic acid might be able to increase glutathione synthesis in aged rats by up-regulating the expression of -glutamylcysteine ligase (-GCL), the rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione synthesis (31), and by increasing cellular uptake of cysteine, an amino acid required for glutathione synthesis (32)
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