Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox7050062
Keywords
glutathione; antioxidant; redox signaling; nanotechnologies; repletion; targeted drug delivery
Funding
- Impact Biomolecules project of the Lorraine Universite d'Excellence (Investissements d'avenir-ANR)
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Which scientist has never heard of glutathione (GSH)? This well-known low-molecular-weight tripeptide is perhaps the most famous natural antioxidant. However, the interest in GSH should not be restricted to its redox properties. This multidisciplinary review aims to bring out some lesser-known aspects of GSH, for example, as an emerging tool in nanotechnologies to achieve targeted drug delivery. After recalling the biochemistry of GSH, including its metabolism pathways and redox properties, its involvement in cellular redox homeostasis and signaling is described. Analytical methods for the dosage and localization of GSH or glutathiolated proteins are also covered. Finally, the various therapeutic strategies to replenish GSH stocks are discussed, in parallel with its use as an addressing molecule in drug delivery.
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