Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Angiogenesis in the Metabolic Syndrome

1. The Metabolic Syndrome
Ana Azevedo, Ana C. Santos, Laura Ribeiro, Isabel Azevedo

2. Oxidative Stress: From the 1980’s to Recent Update
João Laranjinha

3. Oxidative Stress in the Metabolic Syndrome
Conceição Calhau, Alejandro Santos

4. Chronic Inflammation in the Metabolic Syndrome: Emphasis on Adipose Tissue
Ros?rio Monteiro

5. Angiogenesis in the Metabolic Syndrome
Raquel Soares

6. Role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the Metabolic Syndrome
Carla Costa

7. Vascular Glucose Transport and the Metabolic Syndrome
Fatima Martel, Elisa Keating

8. Natural Polyphenols as Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Angiogenic Agents in the Metabolic Syndrome
Rita Negrão, Ana Faria

9. Metabolic Syndrome: Practical Implications of a Concept
Cassiano Abreu-Lima

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Metabolic Diseases, Medicine/Public Health, general, Oxidative Stress, Diabetes, Medical Biochemistry