Glutamine enhances the antioxidant defenses
Summary This study evaluated the effects of the amino acid glutamine on oxidative stress (imbalance between free radicals production and the body´s antioxidant defenses) during ischemia-reperfusion of the liver. Ischemia-reperfusion is the restoration of blood flow to body tissues that were blood flow-deficient. Ischemia-reperfusion damages organs and tissues (e.g. increasing oxidative stress) and is often…