ea0032p431 | Diabetes | ECE2013
Vicente Maria Rosa Villar
, Alameda Carmen
, Becerra Antonio
, Menacho Miriam
, Lopez Gilberto Perez
, de Villar Noemi G Perez
, Rodriguez Azucena
, Cancer Emilia
, Canovas Gloria
Aim: To assess ET1 levels in diabetic patients with and without microangiopathy, and compared with normal subjects, nondiabetic, without underlying vascular pathology.Introduction: The pathophysiology of diabetic microangiopathy is complex and many important aspects of it still are not fully understood. Endothelial dysfunction is of major importance in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and diabetic angiopathy. ET-1 is one of the most potent vasoconstri...