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...

Aim: To evaluate alterations in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels, and their relation to insulin resistance (IR) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with stable and unstable angina with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Patients and methods: CAD patients were recruited into four groups: 16 CAD patients with stable angina and T2DM (SD); 16 CAD patients with stable...