Antioxidants as Complementary Medication in Thalassemia IntechOpen Glutathione is such a critical soldier in our line of defense that our bodies make it themselves. We even have mechanisms that recycle and reuse it. But what happens when our toxic Do glutathione shots interfere with iron absorption in patients with anemia of inflammation and iron deficiency anemia? Mitochondrial Glutathione in Cellular Redox Homeostasis and Disease Manifestation