Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Many in vitro studies have suggested that oxidative stress induced by hyperglycemic condition has pivotal role for pathogenesis of vascular complications in diabetics. This study intended to evaluate oxidative stress and antioxidant potential in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and to clarify the relation between oxidative stress and metabolic derangements including chronic hyperglycemia.Materials and methods: We measured t...