Table 1.

Clinical conditions and diseases associated with glutathione.

Research has found that many chronic diseases are associated with a reduction in glutathione levels, leading to the hypothesis that increasing glutathione levels can help prevent and/or mitigate the progression of these diseases. Below is a list of some of the diseases [2] and issues associated with glutathione dysregulation or deficiency [3]:

• aging [15] and related disorders [3]

• Alzheimer’s disease [16]

• cancer [17]

• chronic liver disease [18]

• cognitive impairment [19]

• cystic fibrosis [20]

• diabetes [21], especially uncontrolled diabetes [22]

• human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) [23]

• hypertension [24]

• infertility in both men and women [25]

• lupus [26]

• mental health disorders [27]

• multiple sclerosis [28]

• neurodegenerative disorders [29]

• Parkinson’s disease [30]