DCXR and metabolic syndrome: In our present study, metabolic syndrome also influenced expression of genes related to metabolism of carbohydrates (down-regulation of dicarbonyl L-xylulose reductase and up-regulation of mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme C, pred) as well as lipids (up-regulation of acyl-CoA thioesterase 1 and cytosolic acyl-CoA thioesterase 1).