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A specific chemical compound, Compound 5, can prevent a form of cell death called ferroptosis in nerve cells even when a key protective molecule, glutathione, is absent. This suggests it works through a different biological pathway than the known glutathione-dependent system.

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Compd. 5 is a lab-made molecule that protects brain cells from a type of cell death called ferroptosis, even when the cell’s usual protective chemical (glutathione) is gone. This means it works in a completely different way than the body’s natural system.

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