Glutathione performs a number of important functions, including: making DNA (the building blocks of proteins and cells), supporting immune function, breaking down some free radicals, helping certain enzymes function, regenerating vitamin C and E, forming sperm cells, helping the liver and gallbladder deal with fats, and assisting regular cell death (apoptosis)
Monteseirin J, Bonilla I, Camacho J, Conde J, Sobrino F: Elevated secretion of myeloperoxidase by neutrophils from asthmatic patients: the effect of immunotherapy
Vitamin C is one of the most well-known antioxidants and an essential nutrient that must be obtained from food or supplements
Gaseous co-transmitters like NO are conceptually attractive candidates for involvement in these dual processes, as their diffusible nature could allow signaling across both recently activated and recently passive circuits within a given region in tandem