Intensive insulin therapy increases glutathione synthesis rate in surgical ICU patients with stress hyperglycemia.

Intensive insulin therapy increases glutathione synthesis rate in surgical ICU patients with stress hyperglycemia.

The glutathione system plays an essential role in antioxidant defense after surgery. We assessed the effects of intensive insulin treatment (IIT) on glutathione synthesis rate and redox balance in cancer patients, who had developed stress hyperglycemia after major surgery.We evaluated 10 non-diabeti...

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Main Authors: Gianni Biolo, Benedetta Massolino, Filippo Giorgio Di Girolamo, Nicola Fiotti, Filippo Mearelli, Sara Mazzucco, Carlos Bertuzzi, Renzo Lazzarini, Alfonso Colombatti, Marcello De Cicco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5754081?pdf=render

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