穀胱甘肽與支持肝臟功能的關聯

穀胱甘肽是一種重要的天然抗氧化物質，具有保護肝臟細胞的作用。它能夠直接清除自由基和其他氧化物質，並透過增強其他抗氧化物質如維生素C和維生素E的作用，進一步保護肝臟免受氧化損傷。此外，穀胱甘肽還可以調節肝臟細胞中的酵素活性，促進肝臟代謝和解毒能力，保持肝臟正常功能。

一些研究顯示，穀胱甘肽的補充可以減少脂肪肝和肝纖維化的風險，並改善肝臟功能。此外，穀胱甘肽還可以減輕由藥物、酒精和病毒感染等引起的肝臟損傷。

然而，值得注意的是，由於穀胱甘肽是一種蛋白質，其口服補充劑的吸收和利用可能受到其他蛋白質的影響。因此，應在醫師及專業人士的指導下，適當地使用穀胱甘肽的補充劑。

以下是穀胱甘肽對肝臟的幫助的相關研究文獻：

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