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Glutathione Articles - COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) & Lung Disorders

1. Ishii T; Fujishiro M; Masuda M; Nakajima J; Teramoto S; Ouchi Y; Matsuse T, Depletion of glutathione S-transferase P1 induces apoptosis in human lung fibroblasts. Exp Lung Res. 29(7); 523-36 2003 Oct-Nov.

2. Engelen MP; Orozco-Levi M; Deutz NE; Barreiro E; Hernandez N; Wouters EF; Gea J; Schols AM, Glutathione and glutamine levels in the diaphragm of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur Respir. 23(4); 545-51 2004 Apr.

3. Lamson, Davis, MD; Brignall, Matthew, ND, The Use of Nebulized Glutathione in the Treatment of Emphysema: a Case Report. Altern Med Review. 5(5); 429-431 2000 Oct.

4. Gressier B; Lebegue S; Gosset P; Brunet C; Luyckx M; Dine T; Cazin M; Cazin JC; Wallaert B, Protective role of glutathione on alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor inactivation by the myeloperoxidase system. Hypothetic study for therapeutic strategy in the management of smokers’ emphysema. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 8(6); 518-24 1994.

5. Rahman I; MacNee W, Lung glutathione and oxidative stress: implications in cigarette smoke-induced airway disease. Am J Physiol. 277(6 Pt 1); l1067-88 1999 Dec.

6. Testa B; Mesolella M; Testa D; Giuliano A; Costa G; Maione F; Iaccarino F, Glutathione in the upper respiratory tract. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1995 Feb; 104(2):117-9.

7. Rahman I; MacNee W, Oxidative stress and regulation of glutathione in lung inflammation. Eur Respir J. 2000 Sep; 16(3):534-54.

8. Cantin AM; Begin R, Glutathione and inflammatory disorders of the lung. Lung. 1991; 169 (3):123-38.

9. Borok Z; Buhl R; Grimes GJ; Bokser AD, et al, Effect of glutathione aerosol on oxidant-antioxidant imbalance in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Lancet. 1991 Jul 27; 333(8761):215-6.,

10. Prousky Jonathan, The Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases and Respiratory-Related Conditions With Inhaled (Nebulized or Aerosolized) Glutathione. Canadian College for Naturopathic Medicine. eCAM 2008; 5(1),27-35.

11. Beeh KM, Beier J, Haas IC, Kornmann O, Micke P, Buhl R, Glutathione deficiency of the lower respiratory tract in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2002; 19: 1119–1123.

12. Behr J, Maier K, Braun B, Schwaiblmair M, Vogelmeier C, Evidence for oxidative stress in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung and heart-lung transplantation. The Munich Lung Transplant Group. Transplantation. 2000 May 15;69(9):1856-60.

13. Marrades RM, Roca J, Barbera JA, de Jover L, MacNee W, Rodriguez-Roisin R, Nebulized Glutathione Induces Bronchoconstriction in Patients with Mild Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1997;156:425–430.

14. Kariya C, Leitner H, Min E, van Heeckeren C, van Heeckeren A, Day BJ, A role for CFTR in the elevation of glutathione levels in the lung by oral glutathione administration. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 292: L1590–L1597, 2007.

15. Joshi PC, Guidot DM, The alcoholic lung: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and potential therapies. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 292(4): L813–L823, 2007.

16. Yeh MY, Burnham EL, Moss M, Brown LA, Chronic Alcoholism Alters Systemic and Pulmonary Glutathione Redox Status. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 176. pp 270–276, 2007.

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