Endocrine Abstracts

According to the hypothesis, the capillary albumin leakage parallels the degree of microalbuminuria, probably reflecting a generalized basement membrane abnormality, and relates with microvascular disfunction. The AIM of our study was to estimate postocclusive reactive hyperaemic response in patients with microalbuminuria. MATERIALS: Patients with microalbuminuria were divided into two groups: 18 patients with diabetic nephropathy (N) and 18 non-diabetic patients with glomerul...