As to MI, this carbocyclic sugar is involved in various cellular processes, as it lowers the oxidative stress by stimulating the natural antioxidant defenses, increasing superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH) levels (51), with favorable repercussions even in the setting of thyroid autoimmunity (52–54). Here, SOD1 is linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.