Connection between telomerase activity in PBMC and markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a constellation of metabolic derangements associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress and is widely regarded as an inflammatory condition, accompanied by an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The present study tried to investigate the impl...

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Main Authors: Elias Rentoukas, Konstantinos Tsarouhas, Ioannis Kaplanis, Eleni Korou, Maria Nikolaou, George Marathonitis, Stavroula Kokkinou, Alexander Haliassos, Avgi Mamalaki, Demetrios Kouretas, Christina Tsitsimpikou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3338458?pdf=render