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

• Main Authors: Thalia M. T. Avelar (Author), Amanda S. Storch (Author), Luana A. Castro (Author), Gabriela V. M. M. Azevedo (Author), Leda Ferraz (Author), Patricia F. Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...