After stabilization, the pigs were fitted with orogastric tubes and umbilical artery catheters and block-randomized according to birth weight and sex receiving either IGF-1 supplementation with a 1:1 molar ratio of rhIGF-1/binding protein-3 (BP-3) (mecasermin rinfabate, n = 32) or equivalent amounts of vehicle buffer (50 nM sodium acetate, 105 mM sodium chloride, 0.005% (v/v) polysorbate 20, pH 5.5, Takeda, Cambridge, MA, n = 33)
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Smoking, chronic stress, and poor sleep similarly compromise glutathione status, so addressing lifestyle factors first supports more meaningful supplementation outcomes
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