Conclusions Markedly increased levels of GSH (7-fold and 14-fold) were observed in longitudinal prospective study of two adult patients with intractable epilepsy with 50% seizure improvement after initiation of ketogenic diets
[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 33.Migdadi E.M., Courtenay A.J., Tekko I.A., McCrudden M.T., Kearney M.C., McAlister E., McCarthy H.O., Donnelly R.F
And since L-cysteine has been found to effectively metabolise glutamate and lower its levels in the brain it is often recommended as a useful addition in the treatment of this condition
There are no large-scale human randomized controlled trials (RCTs) established in peer-reviewed literature as of 2026
For this reason, these proteins represent potential targets for anti-cancer therapy and should be added to the existing list, including sugar and amino acid transporters, which are already considered druggable targets