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Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study

Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study. Interpret through the linked study species, preparation, exposure and measured endpoint.

6 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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Recorded relationships

What it acts on

  1. Without glucose, garlic exposure decreased the reduced-to-oxidized GSH balance while conserving total glutathione equivalents.

    Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study → Erythrocyte GSH/GSSG balance during garlic-juice exposure Recorded from sourceungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic exposure with glucose present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic exposure with glucose absent · D-glucose Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_contrast
    {"intervention": "Garlic exposure without glucose", "comparator": "Garlic exposure with glucose", "endpoint": "Without glucose, garlic exposure decreased the reduced-to-oxidized GSH balance while conserving total glutathione equivalents.", "effect_direction": "decrease", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "glucose", "state": "absent"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
    experimental_model
    Human RBC biochemical measurements; matched glucose conditions.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Redox balance change, not disappearance of all sulfur or proven nutrient deficiency in a patient.
    plain_language
    Without glucose, garlic exposure decreased the reduced-to-oxidized GSH balance while conserving total glutathione equivalents.
    primary_references
    Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 79-79; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 79–79

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Human RBC biochemical measurements; matched glucose conditions. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source

    **Glucose and erythrocyte redox state.** In isolated human erythrocytes, glucose sustained sulfide production during repeated garlic-juice exposures. Without glucose, production capacity declined and the GSH/GSSG balance shifted despite conserved total glutathione equivalents. This is a resource-dependent ex vivo observation. NADPH production through the pentose-phosphate pathway was a proposed explanation, not a selective G6PD perturbation or proof of a B2-dependent clinical response. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
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Where it participates (unsigned role)

  1. Glucose sustained sulfide production during repeated garlic-juice exposures in isolated human erythrocytes.

    D-glucose → Garlic-dependent sulfide production by isolated human erythrocytes Recorded from sourceungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice without glucose present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice without glucose present · D-glucose Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_contrast
    {"intervention": "Garlic juice with glucose", "comparator": "Garlic juice without glucose", "endpoint": "Glucose sustained sulfide production during repeated garlic-juice exposures in isolated human erythrocytes.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "glucose", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
    experimental_model
    Isolated human RBCs, oxygen-controlled/anoxic assay, repeated garlic additions with or without 10 mM glucose.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Ex vivo resource dependence; not a glucose-intake recommendation or selective G6PD/B2 experiment.
    plain_language
    Glucose sustained sulfide production during repeated garlic-juice exposures in isolated human erythrocytes.
    primary_references
    Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 79-79; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 79–79

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Isolated human RBCs, oxygen-controlled/anoxic assay, repeated garlic additions with or without 10 mM glucose. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source

    **Glucose and erythrocyte redox state.** In isolated human erythrocytes, glucose sustained sulfide production during repeated garlic-juice exposures. Without glucose, production capacity declined and the GSH/GSSG balance shifted despite conserved total glutathione equivalents. This is a resource-dependent ex vivo observation. NADPH production through the pentose-phosphate pathway was a proposed explanation, not a selective G6PD perturbation or proof of a B2-dependent clinical response. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
    Complete structured claim and evidence

  2. The tested thiol glutathione supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.

    GSH → Garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free thiol assays Recorded from sourceungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · GSH Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_contrast
    {"intervention": "glutathione plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol glutathione supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "glutathione", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
    experimental_model
    Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
    plain_language
    The tested thiol glutathione supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
    primary_references
    Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source

    **Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
    Complete structured claim and evidence

  3. The tested thiol homocysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.

    Homocysteine → Garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free thiol assays Recorded from sourceungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Homocysteine Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_contrast
    {"intervention": "homocysteine plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol homocysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "homocysteine", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
    experimental_model
    Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
    plain_language
    The tested thiol homocysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
    primary_references
    Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source

    **Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
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  4. The tested thiol l-cysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.

    L-Cysteine → Garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free thiol assays Recorded from sourceungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · L-Cysteine Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_contrast
    {"intervention": "l-cysteine plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol l-cysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "l-cysteine", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
    experimental_model
    Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
    plain_language
    The tested thiol l-cysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
    primary_references
    Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source

    **Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
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  5. The tested thiol n-acetylcysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.

    N-Acetyl-L-cysteine → Garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free thiol assays Recorded from sourceungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_condition
    Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · N-Acetyl-L-cysteine Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
    experimental_contrast
    {"intervention": "n-acetylcysteine plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol n-acetylcysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "n-acetylcysteine", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
    experimental_model
    Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
    plain_language
    The tested thiol n-acetylcysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
    primary_references
    Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source

    **Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
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