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GSH biosynthesis relies on cysteine, which can be imported from the environment via neutral amino acid transporters, taken up in its oxidized form (cystine) through the xc-cystine/glutamate antiporter system [comprising solute carrier family 7 member 11 and solute carrier family 3 member 2 (SLC3A2 subunits)], or synthesized through the trans-sulfuration pathway utilizing methionine and glucose (21-23)

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The GPx activity was measured using the GPx Assay Kit (Catalog No: E-BC-K809-M) from Elabscience (China), which was calibrated to detect GPX activity

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