After 48 h, luciferase activities were tested with the Dual Luciferase Reporter Assay System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA)
by the Moffitt Proteomics/Metabolomics Core, which is funded in part by an MCRC Support Grant (National Cancer Institute, P30-CA076292)
Glutathione is a critical component of "Phase II detoxification," a process where the liver attaches a molecule to a toxin to make it water-soluble so it can be safely flushed from the body
It enters circulation and activates the same gene expression cascades throughout the body affecting collagen synthesis in skin, wound healing in connective tissue, and potentially neuroprotection in the nervous system
Tripeptide in human serum that prolongs survival of normal liver cells