https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263077/

Endogenous Deficiency of Glutathione as the Most Likely Cause of Serious Manifestations and Death in COVID-19 Patients

Click on the link to see why glutathione is critical to reducing fatalities in Covid cases. This was published last year on PubMed. For patients who choose to get one of the Covid vaccines - we offer a glutathione injection 6-8 hours post vaccination.  Glutathione indirectly supports Vitamin D levels. 

Antiviral, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticoagulant Properties of Glutathione

"Several studies indicate that higher levels of glutathione may improve an individual’s responsiveness to viral infections. In particular, glutathione is known to protect host immune cells through its antioxidant mechanism and is also responsible for optimal functioning of a variety of cells that are part of the immune system. It is important to note that there is evidence that glutathione inhibits replication of various viruses at different stages of the viral life cycle (Figure​Figure11), and this antiviral property of GSH seems to prevent increased viral loads and the subsequent massive release of inflammatory cells into the lung (“cytokine storm”).

The antiviral activity of glutathione was demonstrated in a study of De Flora et al.¹⁷ who showed that a 6 month preventive administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC, glutathione precursor) significantly reduced the incidence of clinically apparent influenza and influenza-like episodes, especially in elderly high-risk individuals. In addition, pathophysiological conditions such as lung cell injury and inflammation in patients with severe ARDS were identified as the targets of NAC treatment. In particular, the deficiency of reduced glutathione in the alveolar fluid in ARDS patients was found to enhance lung cell injury by ROS/oxidative stress and inflammation, and this damage could be effectively prevented and treated by the administration of NAC (Figure​Figure11).Glutathione deficiency could also promote the increased activation of von Willebrand Factor causing coagulopathy in COVID-19 patients."

Reference: Polonikov A. (2020). Endogenous Deficiency of Glutathione as the Most Likely Cause of Serious Manifestations and Death in COVID-19 Patients. ACS infectious diseases, 6(7), 1558–1562. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00288