Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the development and progression of complications in type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) undergoes β-oxidation of its chomanol ring and the resulting metabolite α-TLHQ has been proposed as a potential biomarker of oxidative stress. HbA1c relates in T1DM to microvascular complications predominantly although the end-points are late in disease development. The oxidative stress process may act independe...

Nephropathy remains a major diabetes related complication despite improvements in metabolic control. Current interventions are based on the appearance of albuminuria. Whether earlier detection and treatment might be beneficial is unclear. The reabsorption of low molecular weight (<70 kDa) plasma proteins in the renal proximal tubule is mediated by an endocytic receptor, megalin, and its coreceptor, cubulin.Using label free quantitative proteomics we ...