Patients with vitiligo have been found to have not only significantly increased average levels of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) in their skin lesions, but also significantly lower measured activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase than in the control group, as well as significantly increased levels of malondialdehyde [9, 15, 16]
More importantly, it might mask other underlying health issues that need attention
Prez-Hernndez N, Aptilon-Duque G, Nostroza-Hernndez MC, Vargas-Alarcn G, Rodrguez-Prez JM, Blachman-Braun R
Patients with a specific form of familial hypercholesterolemia not due to mutations in the LDLR gene were shown to have severe hypercholesterolemia due to mutations in the PCSK9 gene resulting in hyperactivity (gain-of-function mutations) of the enzyme
La recherche suggre que le glutathion peut inhiber une enzyme en surface de la peau responsable des taches