Pathogenesis of Cystine Deficiency: Wasting Syndromes (Slide 1)

• “Role of Cysteine and Glutathione in HIV Infection and Other Diseases Associated with Muscle Wasting and Immunological Dysfunction.” (Title of Article)

• “Evidence suggests that 1) the cystine level is regulated primarily by the normal postabsorptive skeletal muscle protein catabolism, 2) the cystine level itself is a physiological regulator of nitrogen balance and body cell mass...”

  • Dröge, W., FASEB J. 1997, Nov;11(13):1077-89.

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