Kidney Disease & Glutathione / Immunocal
The rationale for people with Kidney Disease taking Immunocal is based on the evidence contained in the abstracts & articles below, which describe the crucial role Glutathione plays in Kidney Disease. Other supporting abstracts can also be found.
Glutathione plays a crucial role in mediating free radical damage & maintaining the oxidant/anti oxidant balance. When glutathione is depleted this tilts the balance in favor of the oxidants - resulting in oxidative stress. Immunocal provides cells with the precursors, or building blocks, needed to produce glutathione. This helps scavenge the free radicals and may slow down the degenerative process.
Oxidative stress and damage induced by abnormal free radical reactions and IgA nephropathy.
Distribution of glutathione peroxidase in the glomeruli of IgA nephropathy
Advanced oxidation protein products accelerate renal fibrosis in a remnant kidney model.
Glutathione antioxidant system as a marker of oxidative stress in chronic renal failure.
Oxidative stress in chronic renal failure.
Systemic human diseases as oxidative risk factors in cataractogenesis. II. Chronic renal failure.
Oxidant mechanisms in toxic acute renal failure.
Role of glutathione in an animal model of myoglobinuric acute renal failure.
Expression of glomerular antioxidant enzymes in human glomerulonephritis.
Antioxidative treatment retards progression of idiopathic membranous nephropathy