Oxidative Stress Applied in Diabetes Mellitus-A New Paradigm

Abstract

Although obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are well-known risk factors for type 2 diabetes, at molecular level, the oxidative stress is regarded as the primary contributor to the pathogenic process. Our work intends to evidence how the thinking models influence the way that medical practitioners understand the pathogenic mechanisms. Some research groups focused lately on the system’s dynamics and Complex Systems Theory. The living organisms as a complex system could be analyzed applying the network concept. Alternative methods for characterizing biological processes or phenomena based on feedback node structure have been developed [1].

Keywords

• oxidative stress
• antioxidants
• complexity theory
• algebraic fractals
• diabetes mellitus
• public health