However, L-glutamine therapy did not change either the Hb or the reticulocyte counts significantly when compared to the placebo group
Angus DC, Linde-Zwirble WT, Lidicker J, Clermont G, Carcillo J, Pinsky MR
at the beginning of phase 2 it was 3.6, then in the middle of the study it was 5.2 k/mm 3 , so the total white blood cell count fluctuated near the bottom of the reference range during the study, but at no point was the participant either neutropenic or lymphocytopenic
Particularly at the higher dose level, Shungu is using far higher doses than we ordinarily see in ME/CFS
The research rationale rests on three arguments, each with a corresponding caveat
4 shows that of the three amino acids involved in glutathione production, glutamate, cysteine, and glycine, cysteine is usually considered to be the limiting resource