Figure 2.

Influence of Mg deficiency on metabolic disorders. Abbreviations: Ca, calcium; CRP, C-reactive protein; DS, desaturase; HMG-CoA, β-hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA; HTN, hypertension; IR, insulin resistance; LCAT, lecithin-cholesterol acyl transferase; LPL, lipoprotein lipase; Mg, magnesium; NF-kb, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; NO, nitric oxide; RAAS, renin-angiotensin system. This figure was made using the Servier Medical Art collection (http://smart.servier.com/) (accessed on 25 March 2022).