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Type 2 Diabetes
New type 2 diabetes study results reported from M.B. Zimering et al
July 20th, 2009
"Macular edema contributes to visual impairment, and albuminuria is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. These microvascular complications result from increased capillary leakage of plasma proteins whose causation is not completely understood," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism report. "The objective of the present study was to test whether plasma from type 2 diabetes with maculopathy/albuminuria or control subjects contains autoantibodies that can induce apoptosis or activate Rho kinase (ROCK) in endothelial cells. A cohort of Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial adults...
Source: Cardiovascular Week (2009-07-20)
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