HCV infection also induces oxidative stress by impairing the thiol/disulfide balance, while direct-acting antiviral therapy restores this balance and decreases the pro-fibrotic process in patients with chronic hepatitis C 101
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During early growth (until about the second year after birth), about 1020% of the amino acid pool is used in growth and is thus not available for GSH synthesis and one-carbon metabolism [7577]
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are continuously being synthesized in the bone marrow from dividing stem cells
These neural changes correlated with reduced caloric intake, suggesting that the hormone modulates central appetite regulation independently of gastrointestinal effects