Glutathione & Anthocyanin (Ray Gel™)
Ray Gel is the brand name of a gel formulation containing reduced glutathione, L-cysteine, and anthocyanins with potential antioxidant, immunostimulating, and chemoprotective activities. Reduced glutathione is the primary cellular antioxidant and plays important roles in the antioxidation of free radicals. In addition, glutathione affects DNA synthesis and repair and exerts immunostimulating activity by increasing the production of interleukin-2.
Glutathione
Glutathione is a peptide that contains one amino acid residue each of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine that occurs widely in plant and animal tissues and plays an important role in biologic oxidation-reduction processes and as a coenzyme. Glutathione is used in metabolic and biochemical reactions such as DNA synthesis and repair, as well as synthesis of a variety of other proteins and operation of multiple body systems. Glutathione is synthesized by the body and is also present naturally in many foods.
Glutamine
Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body, comprising 60% of the free amino acid pool. Glutamine requirements increase during periods of metabolic stress and, therefore, glutamine is considered a conditionally essential amino acid. Glutamine is the primary fuel for rapidly dividing cells, including enterocytes, colonocytes, fibroblasts, and lymphocytes.
Ginseng
The name ginseng applies to various herbs that have been used medicinally for many centuries. Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) is one of several types of true ginseng; another is American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). American ginseng is used for stress, to boost the immune system, and as a general tonic and stimulant. American ginseng contains chemicals called ginsenosides that seem to affect insulin le
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginkgo biloba is an extract from the leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree. It is an herbal medicine that has been used for multiple conditions and is generally well tolerated, but case reports suggest it should be used with caution in patients with blood clotting disorders and those on anticoagulants because gingko leaves are believed to contain compounds that thin blood. Gingko biloba has been examined for its effect on cognitive impairment in individuals with cancer.
Ginger
Ginger is a plant herb used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine for the treatment of nausea and vomiting. Ginger has aromatic, spasmolytic, carminative, and absorbent properties that suggest direct effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Ginger has been evaluated for management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).
Ghrelin
Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid peptide that is produced by cells lining the fundus of the stomach. It is a hormone that increases appetite through action on hypothalamic feeding centers. Ghrelin and ghrelin mimetics have been examined in treatment of cancer-related anorexia. Ghrelin has a short half-life (about 30 minutes) and is administered by injection.
Gene Therapy
Gene therapy was examined for its effect on pain in patients with cancer. A gene transfer vector was injected intradermally into dermatomes corresponding to the individual’s pain distribution in a phase I trial.
Garlic
Garlic is a plant species in the onion genus that has been used for culinary and medicinal purposes. Garlic extracts demonstrated broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity in vivo. Garlic extract has been examined for its effect in the prevention of infection among patients with cancer
Gabapentin Monotherapy
Gabapentin is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. Gabapentin treats seizures by decreasing excitement in the brain and has been studied for its effect in patients with cancer who have neuropathic pain or symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. It also has been studied for its effect on anxiety and hot flashes. Gabapentin monotherapy involves use of the drug alone rather than as an adjunctive medication.