Patients with AS present increased opportunities for bacteria to use iron which is supported by the observations of a decreasing trend in iron in this study. γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT) is present in serum and the plasma membrane of almost all cells. γ-GT initiates the hydrolysis of extracellular glutathione (GSH).
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Decreased Iron Ion Concentrations in the Peripheral Blood Correlate with Coronary Atherosclerosis.
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