Concerning mPGES-2s, they were initially not considered as GSTs because GSH was not absolutely required for the detected activity e.g., the isomerization of ProstaGlandin H 2 (PGH 2 ) (Tanikawa et al., 2002) and because they exhibited a low similarity with GSTs identified at that time
Papathanasiou T, Strathe A, Agerso H, Lund TM, Overgaard RV
Does Glutathione reduce joint swelling in RA
The folate cycle, coupled with the methionine cycle, constitutes a double ring metabolic pathway
cultured insulin-sensitive human HepG2 cells under high-glucose conditions and administered cocoa-derived polyphenols and epicatechin, which blocked tyrosine phosphorylation and lowered total IR, IRS-1, and IRS-2 levels through PI3K/AKT and AMPK pathway inhibition, thereby mitigating high-glucose-induced insulin signaling impairment that alters gluconeogenesis (Mary et al., 2002)