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“The oral administration of lutein in mice for 1 month significantly increased the activity of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase and glutathione in blood and liver while the activity of glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferase were found to be increased in the liver tissue.”
Indian journal of experimental biology • 2010 | View Paper
“No differences were observed in CAT levels, and LT treatment increased GSH levels compared with a negative control group, reinforcing the role of this carotenoid as an antioxidant.”
“ LU pretreatment also enhanced cardiac thioredoxin (Trx) and glutathione (GSH) contents as well as reduced lipid peroxidation, compared to the untreated group.”
Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology • 2021 | View Paper
“Moreover, lutein decreased the malondialdehyde content, increased the oxygen radical absorbance capacity level, glutathione , the vitamin C contents and total superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities.”
“With increasing levels of lycopene and lutein the consumption of encapsulated GSH decreased moderately, and high levels of β-carotene led to a more pronounced loss of GSH.”