Acetaminophen causes neurodevelopmental injury in susceptible babies and children: no valid rationale for controversy Could Tylenol be making your child's health worse? Acetaminophen is widely used for pain and fever relief, but research suggests it depletes glutathione, a powerful antioxidant essential for immune function, Early life acetaminophen exposure, glutathione S transferase genes, and development of adolescent asthma in a high risk birth cohort Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Acetaminophen at low doses depletes airway glutathione and alters respiratory reflex responses Smith 2013 The FASEB Journal Wiley Online Library Acetaminophen metabolism Data summary: IL 4 regulates glutathione levels in the liver and lung Download Scientific Diagram