CAT and carotid atherosclerosis: Interestingly, in a recent paper, Yagi and colleagues [55] demonstrated that BAP was strongly correlated with carotid artery IMT suggesting that it may be considered a suitable risk marker for carotid atherosclerosis; moreover, they postulate that the measurements of BAP may be superior to the measurements of glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and total antioxidant status for the assessment of antioxidant potential.