What is glutathione and why must we protect patient access to it? Glutathione is a critical soldier in our line of defense. We even have mechanisms that recycle and reuse it. But what happens when our toxic burden becomes too high? Our genetic detoxification HOCl forms lipid N chloramines in cell membranes of bacteria and immune cells ScienceDirect Staphylococcus aureus stimulates neutrophil itaconate production that suppresses the oxidative burst: Cell Reports