Its levels vary throughout the body, reaching up to 10 mM in liver cells while other cells maintain millimolar concentrations
This tripeptide exists in every cell in the body where it scavenges free radicals
Higher doses can stall the very same process, or tip into outright toxicity over longer exposures, where free copper drifting loose from the complex starts driving oxidative damage
These cellular alterations hamper the structural integrity of the plasma membrane, fungal growth and proliferation, and trigger loss of mitochondrial DNA [166]
In addition, this study also found that 50 g/ml of the extract exhibit anti-adipogenesis activity in 3T3-L1 mice adipocytes by upregulating adiponectin, Pentraxin-3, Pref-1, and down regulating MCP-1, resistin, and PAI-1 ( Obesity, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia are related to each other