Deficient Glutathione in the Pathophysiology of Mycotoxin Related Illness Your body knows how to remove mercury and mycotoxins. It just needs enough glutathione to do it. Mercury blocks key enzymes, generates free radicals, and drains glutathione reserves. Mycotoxins do the Mycotoxin induced depletion of intracellular glutathione and altered cytokine production in the human alveolar epithelial cell line A549 ScienceDirect Mycotoxins are toxic. But they are only one of many stressors affecting the extracellular matrix. Ochratoxin, aflatoxins, and trichothecenes increase oxidative stress, deplete glutathione, disrupt mitochondria, and activate inflammatory signaling. That Mold Illness is More Than a Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Dr. Todd Maderis