http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/12/25/Depletion-of-Antioxidant-Linked-to-Parkinsons.aspxMice suffering from a depletion of the antioxidant glutathione developed nerve damage and symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease in humans. Past studies already showed that depletion of the naturally occurring antioxidant in the brain is one ofenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/12/25/Depletion-of-Antioxidant-Linked-to-Parkinsons.aspx#117181Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:56:01 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:117181Sheila CHow did they deplete the glutathione in the mice?&nbsp; The answer to reversing it, is finding out how they induced it. <img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=117181" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/12/25/Depletion-of-Antioxidant-Linked-to-Parkinsons.aspx#117178Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:05:22 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:117178LudditeI supplement with N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) which the body can convert&nbsp; to&nbsp; glutathione.&nbsp; Is this effective in preventing depletion of the glutathione given glutathione's difficulty in crossing the blood-brain barrier or are intravenous infusions of glutathione the only way to accomplish this? <br> <img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=117178" width="1" height="1">