title: The importance of gamma-glutamyl transferase in lung glutathione homeostasis and antioxidant defense.
authors.affiliation: The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Jyh-Chang
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joyce-Brady
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D015870:Gene Expression; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000201:enzymology; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D005978:Glutathione