Review Article

Role of Glutathione in the Regulation of Cisplatin Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy

Figure 1

The role of GSH in MRP-mediated CDDP transport. De novo biosynthesis of GSH is carried out by γ-GCS, which conjugates glutamine (Glu) and cysteine (Cys) followed by GSH synthetase using glycine (Gly) as a substrate. GSH can be oxidized into GSSG by GSH peroxidase. SOD refers to superoxide dismutase. GSSG can be reduced to GSH by GSSG reductase. GSSG is a substrate of the MRP/GS-X pump whereas GSH functions as a cofactor for MRP-mediated CDDP transport.
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