Oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome: which mechanisms are involved?

ABSTRACTMetabolic syndrome (MS) is a combination of cardiometabolic risk factors, including obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Several studies report that oxidative condition caused by overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an important role i...

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Main Authors: Thalia M. T. Avelar, Amanda S. Storch, Luana A. Castro, Gabriela V. M. M. Azevedo, Leda Ferraz, Patricia F. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2015-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000400231&lng=en&tlng=en