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1Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 707 SW Gaines Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Abstract:
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT) deficiency in GGT(enu1) mice is associated with glutathionemia, glutathionuria, growth retardation, infertility, lethargy, cataracts, and shortened life span. Total liver glutathione (GSH) content is significantly reduced in gamma-GT-deficient mice due to chronic excessive GSH loss. Oral supplementation of GGT(enu1) mice with L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylate (OTZ), a cysteine prodrug, led to partial restoration of liver GSH content. The growth, physical appearance, and behavior of gamma-GT-deficient mice were substantially improved following OTZ supplementation. Tissue GSH deficiency is the proximate cause of the phenotypic abnormalities associated with murine gamma-GT deficiency.
