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Frances N Shirota

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Berkeley L, Cohen J, Crankshaw D, Shirota F, Nagasawa H
J Biochem Mol Toxicol . 2003 Apr; 17(2):95-7. PMID: 12717742
L-Cysteine-glutathione disulfide, a ubiquitous substance present in mammalian cells, was shown to be highly effective in protecting mice against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. Since the corresponding D-cysteine-glutathione disulfide was totally ineffective in...
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Crankshaw D, Berkeley L, Cohen J, Shirota F, Nagasawa H
J Biochem Mol Toxicol . 2002 Nov; 16(5):235-44. PMID: 12439865
A series of double-prodrugs of L-cysteine, designed to release L-cysteine in vivo and stimulate the biosynthesis of glutathione (GSH), were synthesized. To evaluate the hepatoprotective effectiveness of these double-prodrugs, male...
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Shirota F, DeMaster E, Shoeman D, Nagasawa H
Toxicol Lett . 2002 Jun; 132(1):1-8. PMID: 12084614
Administration of acetaminophen (ACP, 400 mg/kg, i.p.) to fasted, male Swiss-Webster mice caused a rapid 90% decrease in total hepatic glutathione (GSH) and a 58% decrease in mitochondrial GSH by...