Evidence on NAC suggests context-dependent effects, with supplementation improving glutathione availability, fatigue resistance, and exercise performance in individuals with low baseline glutathione, while results remain inconsistent in healthy populations
Stress boosts cortisol and can interfere with ovulation and sperm production
However, glutathione is not without its controversies or risks
Finally, in most forms of cell death, there is the accumulation of oxygen free radicals, mitochondrial dysfunction, et al
ROS may be important mediators of cellular injury during COVID-19 sepsis (Silvagno et al., 2020), either following macromolecular damage or by hindering extracellular and intracellular regulatory processes
Liver Detoxification and Phase II Clearance Glutathione is used a lot by the liver in Phase II detoxification, where the toxins are transformed into water soluble molecules that are excreted