Oxidative Stress Markers and Heat Shock Proteins in Non-Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Are Not Elevated and Show No Correlation with Vitamin D

Introduction. Oxidative stress (OS) is recognized in the pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). OS results in intracellular reactive oxygen species generation, causing oxidative protein damage that is protected by heat shock proteins (HSPs). Vitamin D is thought to reduce and protect a...

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Main Authors: Manjula Nandakumar, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Alexandra E. Butler, Stephen L. Atkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/7/2044