Can injectable GSH have negative side-effects such as increasing inflammatory response?

by Ronnie Robertson
(United States)

Answer:

An increase in the inflammatory response can happen for numerous reasons.

The inflammatory response occurs when the body is invaded by foreign organisms like the cold/flu virus, bacteria, etc. The body, specifically the immune system, releases lets call them “fighter cells”, which are a variety of cells that respond to different types of threats to the body. When the invading cell is eliminated then the inflammatory response is no longer needed and the fighter cells will naturally decrease in presence.

The only injectable glutathione (GSH) that I am familiar with is N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC). N-acetyl-cysteine is well known for its anti inflammatory properties, and I have yet to come across a study that concludes that NAC increases the inflammatory response. As and example of its inflammatory properties, NAC administration to a group of pregnant rats was found to inhibit or decrease the inflammatory responses, which may protect the fetus from potential long-term pathology.





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