SOD1 and metabolic syndrome: In this regard, a study conducted in a rat model of diet-induced MetS, showed that the inclusion of the microalgae Tetraselmis chuii in the diet provided benefits by promoting the hepatic production of antioxidant enzymes such as GPX, GSH, SOD, and decreasing the expression of the pro-inflammatory genes Tgfβ1, Il-1β, Tnf-α, and Nf-kb1 [119].