For the body to resist these damages, it possesses a range of endogenous antioxidants, primarily enzymatic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), catalase (CAT), etc.), and nonenzymatic antioxidants (glutathione (GSH), bilirubin, ubiquinone, etc.) [11]
The 2006 human study that Protandim quoted above is only a half-truth: yes, there was a 40% decrease in oxidative stress in study subjects using the TBARS test (which is not considered to be a reliable marker.) The methodology was also a mess
In the study, 11 healthy young male adults were administered a single dose of CJC 1295 via subcutaneous injection
What this all means for supplements is complex