Autoimmune disorders occur when the body’s immune system turns on itself and mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
Autoimmune disorders may result in:
– The destruction of healthy body tissue
– Abnormal organ growth
– Changes in organ function
A person may have more than one autoimmune disorder simultaneously. Also, it is not uncommon for an autoimmune disorder to affect one or more organ or tissue type.
Studies show that glutathione (GSH) levels have multiple affects on the immune system. It is known that glutathione is one of the most important parts of the body’s natural antioxidant defense system by protecting cells from damage caused by oxidative stress. Although the exact cause of autoimmune disorders is unknown, recent studies indicate that oxidative stress could be one of the sources of the disease by creating a loss of oxidant/antioxidant balance.