The Red Blood Cell as a Gender-Associated Biomarker in Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Figure 1
Cytofluorimetric analysis of redox balance in the RBCs. Histograms representing flow cytometry analysis of (a) ROS production and (b) intracellular content of reduced thiols. The numbers are the mean ± SD of 40 HD (22 male and 18 female) and 56 MetS patients (31 male and 25 female). No significant changes were detectable in the ROS production and the GSH presence in RBCs from MetS patients in comparison with that from healthy donors. No gender differences were observed.
