Oral Delivery of Glutathione: the Antioxidant Function, the Barriers and the Strategies

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Oral Delivery of Glutathione: the Antioxidant Function, the Barriers and the Strategies

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Background: Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide, which is recognised as a potent antioxidant involving in numerous essential biological processes, and has been used for interventions in various degenerative diseases. However, as with all protein and peptide drugs, its oral delivery remains challenging due to the physical and enzymatical barriers existing in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, leading to a low oral bioavailability. Although several approaches have been explored in the past to impro...

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2022

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Wei,Tielan

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/63880

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