Research Article

Relationship between Decreased Serum Superoxide Dismutase Activity and Metabolic Syndrome: Synergistic Mediating Role of Insulin Resistance and β-Cell Dysfunction

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Differences of cellular aging and oxidative stress markers between individuals with and without metabolic syndrome. SOD activity was significantly decreased in MS subjects compared with non-MS subjects (), whereas differences of other indicators did not reach the statistical significance. The value for LTL and mtDNAcn was age-adjusted. Abbreviations: LTL: leukocyte telomere length; mtDNAcn: mitochondrial DNA copy number; 8-OHdG: 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GR: glutathione reductase.