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Scientists at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital detail research in diabetes
June 15th, 2009
According to recent research from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "Peripheral arterial occlusion disease (PAOD) is caused mainly by chronic inflammation and endothelium dysfunction, and is often treated with cilostazol. However, because this drug's influence on atherogenic cytokines is still not well known, this study examined the effect of cilostazol on the serum levels of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L), adiponectin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with type 2 diabetes and PAOD." "The 92 type 2 diabetics with PAOD and 100 non-PAOD diabetics were enrolled and randomly assigned to a group receiving either cilostazol or placebo for 6 months. The atherogenic...
Source: Diabetes Week (2009-06-15)
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