This antioxidant function connects MOTS-c to the suppression of oxidative stress, one of the canonical drivers of biological aging
secondly, relative to other organs, the brain has lower levels of ROS scavenging enzymes and thirdly the brain is 60% fat a high proportion of which is unsaturated fatty acids that are highly susceptible to lipid peroxidation
Skin Health Effects Research highlights glutathiones ability to protect skin cells, reduce wrinkles, and improve skin tone and texture [2] [6]
MR is strongly recommended as a means of prioritizing drug targets for cardiovascular research, to avoid expensive failures in phase III randomized controlled trials (RCTs) [18, 19] and to identify mechanistic targets of intervention, complementary to RCTs [19]
In the cytosol, they prevent oxidative damage and ensure metabolic and translational competence