Glutathione Information and References

Glutathione protects the retinal pigment epithelium against oxidative stress and damage. Reference from the National Library of Medicine regarding its beneficial effects are listed below.

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Shamsi FA, Chaudhry IA, Boulton ME, Al-Rajhi AA.

 
Abstract L-carnitine protects human retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative damage.
Curr Eye Res. 2007 Jun;32(6):575-84.
PMID: 17612973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
2:
Bridges CC, Battle JR, Zalups RK.

 
Abstract Transport of thiol-conjugates of inorganic mercury in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2007 Jun 1;221(2):251-60. Epub 2007 Mar 23.
PMID: 17467761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
3:
Milbury PE, Graf B, Curran-Celentano JM, Blumberg JB.

 
Abstract Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) anthocyanins modulate heme oxygenase-1 and glutathione S-transferase-pi expression in ARPE-19 cells.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 May;48(5):2343-9.
PMID: 17460300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Jia L, Liu Z, Sun L, Miller SS, Ames BN, Cotman CW, Liu J.

 
Abstract Acrolein, a toxicant in cigarette smoke, causes oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction in RPE cells: protection by (R)-alpha-lipoic acid.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 Jan;48(1):339-48.
PMID: 17197552 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Qin S, McLaughlin AP, De Vries GW.

 
Abstract Protection of RPE cells from oxidative injury by 15-deoxy-delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 by augmenting GSH and activating MAPK.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Nov;47(11):5098-105.
PMID: 17065531 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Glotin AL, Calipel A, Brossas JY, Faussat AM, Treton J, Mascarelli F.

 
Abstract Sustained versus transient ERK1/2 signaling underlies the anti- and proapoptotic effects of oxidative stress in human RPE cells.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Oct;47(10):4614-23.
PMID: 17003459 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Tate DJ, Newsome DA.

 
Abstract A novel zinc compound (zinc monocysteine) enhances the antioxidant capacity of human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Curr Eye Res. 2006 Jul-Aug;31(7-8):675-83.
PMID: 16877276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Sreekumar PG, Kannan R, de Silva AT, Burton R, Ryan SJ, Hinton DR.

 
Abstract Thiol regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and its receptors in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Aug 11;346(4):1200-6. Epub 2006 Jun 12.
PMID: 16793007 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Ha KN, Chen Y, Cai J, Sternberg P Jr.

 
Free Full Text Increased glutathione synthesis through an ARE-Nrf2-dependent pathway by zinc in the RPE: implication for protection against oxidative stress.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Jun;47(6):2709-15.
PMID: 16723490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Zhou J, Gao X, Cai B, Sparrow JR.

 
Abstract Indirect antioxidant protection against photooxidative processes initiated in retinal pigment epithelial cells by a lipofuscin pigment.
Rejuvenation Res. 2006 Summer;9(2):256-63.
PMID: 16706653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Yokoyama T, Yamane K, Minamoto A, Tsukamoto H, Yamashita H, Izumi S, Hoppe G, Sears JE, Mishima HK.

 
Abstract High glucose concentration induces elevated expression of anti-oxidant and proteolytic enzymes in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Exp Eye Res. 2006 Sep;83(3):602-9. Epub 2006 May 11.
PMID: 16697369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Trudel E, Beaufils S, Renault A, Breton R, Salesse C.

 
Abstract Binding of RPE65 fragments to lipid monolayers and identification of its partners by glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays.
Biochemistry. 2006 Mar 14;45(10):3337-47.
PMID: 16519528 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Jin M, Yaung J, Kannan R, He S, Ryan SJ, Hinton DR.

 
Free Full Text Hepatocyte growth factor protects RPE cells from apoptosis induced by glutathione depletion.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Nov;46(11):4311-9.
PMID: 16249513 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Voloboueva LA, Liu J, Suh JH, Ames BN, Miller SS.

 
Free Full Text (R)-alpha-lipoic acid protects retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative damage.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Nov;46(11):4302-10.
PMID: 16249512 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Ogawa T, Boylan SA, Oltjen SL, Hjelmeland LM.

 
Free Full Text Changes in the spatial expression of genes with aging in the mouse RPE/choroid.
Mol Vis. 2005 Jun 1;11:380-6.
PMID: 15947738 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Jarrett SG, Boulton ME.

 
Abstract Antioxidant up-regulation and increased nuclear DNA protection play key roles in adaptation to oxidative stress in epithelial cells.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2005 May 15;38(10):1382-91.
PMID: 15855056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Choudhary S, Xiao T, Srivastava S, Zhang W, Chan LL, Vergara LA, Van Kuijk FJ, Ansari NH.

 
Abstract Toxicity and detoxification of lipid-derived aldehydes in cultured retinal pigmented epithelial cells.
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2005 Apr 15;204(2):122-34.
PMID: 15808518 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Liang FQ, Alssadi R, Morehead P, Awasthi YC, Godley BF.

 
Abstract Enhanced expression of glutathione-S-transferase A1-1 protects against oxidative stress in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Exp Eye Res. 2005 Jan;80(1):113-9.
PMID: 15652532 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Maeda A, Crabb JW, Palczewski K.

 
Free in PMC Microsomal glutathione S-transferase 1 in the retinal pigment epithelium: protection against oxidative stress and a potential role in aging.
Biochemistry. 2005 Jan 18;44(2):480-9.
PMID: 15641772 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Armstrong JS, Whiteman M, Yang H, Jones DP, Sternberg P Jr.

 
Free Full Text Cysteine starvation activates the redox-dependent mitochondrial permeability transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Nov;45(11):4183-9.
PMID: 15505073 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Bridges CC, Hu H, Miyauchi S, Siddaramappa UN, Ganapathy ME, Ignatowicz L, Maddox DM, Smith SB, Ganapathy V.

 
Free Full Text Induction of cystine-glutamate transporter xc- by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transactivator protein tat in retinal pigment epithelium.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Sep;45(9):2906-14.
PMID: 15326101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Treichel JL, Henry MM, Skumatz CM, Eells JT, Burke JM.

 
Free Full Text Antioxidants and ocular cell type differences in cytoprotection from formic acid toxicity in vitro.
Toxicol Sci. 2004 Nov;82(1):183-92. Epub 2004 Aug 19.
PMID: 15319487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Gao X, Talalay P.

 
Free in PMC Induction of phase 2 genes by sulforaphane protects retinal pigment epithelial cells against photooxidative damage.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Jul 13;101(28):10446-51. Epub 2004 Jun 30.
PMID: 15229324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Klenotic PA, Munier FL, Marmorstein LY, Anand-Apte B.

 
Free Full Text Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3) is a binding partner of epithelial growth factor-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1 (EFEMP1). Implications for macular degenerations.
J Biol Chem. 2004 Jul 16;279(29):30469-73. Epub 2004 Apr 28.
PMID: 15123717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Hoppe G, Chai YC, Crabb JW, Sears J.

 
Abstract Protein s-glutathionylation in retinal pigment epithelium converts heat shock protein 70 to an active chaperone.
Exp Eye Res. 2004 Jun;78(6):1085-92.
PMID: 15109915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Yin C, Li X.

 
Abstract The effects of different intraocular irrigating solutions on the apoptosis of cultured RPE cells.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2003 Oct;241(10):834-9. Epub 2003 Jul 25.
PMID: 12898278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Jones BW, Watt CB, Frederick JM, Baehr W, Chen CK, Levine EM, Milam AH, Lavail MM, Marc RE.

 
Abstract Retinal remodeling triggered by photoreceptor degenerations.
J Comp Neurol. 2003 Sep 8;464(1):1-16.
PMID: 12866125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Martinez-Morales JR, Dolez V, Rodrigo I, Zaccarini R, Leconte L, Bovolenta P, Saule S.

 
Free Full Text OTX2 activates the molecular network underlying retina pigment epithelium differentiation.
J Biol Chem. 2003 Jun 13;278(24):21721-31. Epub 2003 Mar 27.
PMID: 12663655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Chai YC, Hoppe G, Sears J.

 
Abstract Reversal of protein S-glutathiolation by glutaredoxin in the retinal pigment epithelium.
Exp Eye Res. 2003 Feb;76(2):155-9.
PMID: 12565802 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Nelson KC, Armstrong JS, Moriarty S, Cai J, Wu MW, Sternberg P Jr, Jones DP.

 
Free Full Text Protection of retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative damage by oltipraz, a cancer chemopreventive agent.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Nov;43(11):3550-4.
PMID: 12407167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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