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Table 10 Correlation between NK cell activity and reduced glutathione in peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from children with autistic disorder

From: The potential role of the antioxidant and detoxification properties of glutathione in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

NK Activity (LU)

GSH (ng/3 × 106PBMCs)

Significance

Finding

Vojdani et al. 2008

0-10

610 ± 286

ANOVA F = 3.99, P < 0.05

Direct correlation between cellular levels of reduced glutathione and NK lytic activity.

[79]

11-20

947 ± 458

  
 

21-50

1760 ± 895

  
 

51-100

2280 ± 1341

  
  1. NK Natural killer cells LU Lytic units GSH reduced glutathione ng nanograms PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells ANOVA One way analysis of variance