Inadequate or excessive nutrient consumption leads to oxidative stress, which may disrupt
oxidative homeostasis, activate a cascade of molecular pathways, and alter the metabolic …

Adipose tissue in addition to its ability to keep lipids is now recognized as a real organ with
both metabolic and endocrine functions. Recent studies demonstrated that in obese animals …

Obesity is considered an important factor for many chronic diseases, including diabetes,
cardiovascular disease and cancer. The expansion of adipose tissue in obesity is due to an …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents the most common form of chronic liver
disease worldwide (about 25% of the general population) and 3–5% of patients develop non …

Oxidative stress plays a pathological role in the development of various diseases including
diabetes, atherosclerosis, or cancer. Systemic oxidative stress results from an imbalance …

There is a growing support for the concept that reactive oxygen species, which are known to
be implicated in a range of diseases, may be important progenitors in carcinogenesis …

Insulin resistance and hypertension are considered as prototypical “diseases of civilization”
that are manifested in the modern environment as plentiful food and sedentary life. The …

Lipids can go through lipid peroxidation, an endogenous chain reaction that consists in the
oxidative degradation of lipids leading to the generation of a wide variety of highly reactive …

Background White adipose tissue (WAT) have a relevant metabolic and inflammatory
function, in overweight or obesity conditions. In this regard, the WAT under over feeding …

Adipose tissue is considered an endocrine organ that promotes excessive production of
reactive oxygen species when in excess, thus contributing to lipid peroxidation. Magnesium …