nutrients Review Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in an Obese State and the Protective Effects of Gallic Acid Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla 1,2,* , Bongani B. Nkambule 3, Babalwa Jack 2, Zibusiso Mkandla 3, Tinashe Mutize 3, Sonia Silvestri 1, Patrick Orlando 1, Luca Tiano 1, Johan Louw 2,4 and Sithandiwe E. Mazibuko-Mbeje 2,5 1 Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +27-021-938-0333 Received: 15 October 2018; Accepted: 17 November 2018; Published: 21 December 2018 Abstract: Metabolic complications in an obese state can be aggravated by an abnormal inflammatory response and enhanced production of reactive oxygen species. Pro-inflammatory response is known to be associated with the formation of toxic reactive oxygen species and subsequent generation of oxidative stress.