The Calvin cycle inevitably produces sugar-derived reactive carbonyl methylglyoxal during photosynthesis: A potential cause of plant diabetes
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Published topical skin studies summarized by Schagen included one month of daily thigh application in 20 women, 12-week facial or eye-cream studies in 71 or 41 women, and a 12-week twice-daily Cu-GHK cream study in 67 women [2]
It also enhances protein aggregate clearance through autophagy while protecting neurons from excessive autophagy, which could lead to cell death
However, the durability of these neuroprotective effects remains unclear, as the study did not evaluate whether benefits persisted after probiotic discontinuation