ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS – ROLE IN ATHEROGENESIS
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases - Year 2012, Vol 19, Issue 2
Abstract
Authors and Affiliations
Simona Georgiana Popa, Maria Mota
Simona Georgiana Popa, Maria Mota
THE LINK BETWEEN DIABETES, DIABETES TREATMENT AND CANCER
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and cancer are serious diseases, representing a great social burden worldwide and their association has been studied over the years. Several risk factors are common to both DM and cancer and result...
PATHOGENESIS OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
Before the discovery of insulin, type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) was a disease with acute evolution, leading to death shortly after diagnosis. During the first years of insulin therapy, the medical world was optimist...
RESISTIN AND HIGH GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS-ACTIVATION OF HUMAN SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS INDUCES ENHANCED MONOCYTE CHEMOTAXIS
Objectives. Recent data indicate that upon activation by resistin and high glucose concentrations (HG) vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) acquire pro-inflammatory properties. We questioned whether resistin and HG-a...
MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are the most common causes of end-stage renal disease. Blood pressure goals in patients with diabetic kidney disease are <130/80 mmHg. The first line therapy for hypertension in thes...
CHANGES IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SKIN IN PATIENTS WITH INSUFFICIENT THERAPEUTIC CONTROLLED DIABETES MELLITUS
Cutaneous complications are common in diabetes. Previous assays suggest that hyperglycemia and decreased insulin signal/secretion are involved in the impairment of skin function. Objective: To evaluate the biophysical ch...