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SUBMITTER: Castane H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10741051 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Castañé Helena H Jiménez-Franco Andrea A Martínez-Navidad Cristian C Placed-Gallego Cristina C Cambra-Cortés Vicente V Perta Adelina-Miruna AM París Marta M Castillo Daniel Del DD Arenas Meritxell M Camps Jordi J Joven Jorge J
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 20231123 12
Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is an antioxidant enzyme associated with high-density lipoproteins (HDL). Reduced serum PON1 activity is found in diseases marked by oxidative stress and inflammation, but its role in obesity remains unclear. This study investigated PON1 activities and concentrations in morbidly obese individuals and explored the impacts of the genetic polymorphism PON1 rs662 and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on enzymatic properties. We recruited 1349 morbidly obese patients undergoing b ...[more]