Submissions tagged with diabetes
(4 documents)
Spontaneous glomerular deposition of immunoglobulins for ACE (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) induces spontaneous nephropathy in diabetogenic rats
We first discovered autoantibodies to ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus1. The antibodies were positive for 64.5% of the patients with diabetes and were…
Received 23 May 2009 07:07 UTC; Posted 26 May 2009
Posted to: Immunology
Pancreas islets in metabolic signaling – focus on the β-cell
Taken together the Islets of Langerhans form a nutrient sensing network spread throughout the pancreas. They are tightly connected to the source organ – the intestine – and the target organs – live…
Received 02 June 2008 11:26 UTC; Posted 09 June 2008
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology
Polymorphisms of the ENPP1 gene are not associated with type 2 diabetes or obesity in the Chinese Han population
Objective: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and with a major feature of insulin resistance. Genetic association studies have suggested that …
Received 31 March 2008 05:58 UTC; Posted 01 April 2008
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics
Effect of hyperglycemia on inflammatory markers in patients with Type 2 Diabetes
The role of inflammation in causation of both Diabetes and its complications has gained acceptance. Initially, hyperglycemia was thought to be the factor causing inflammation, but recently, obesity…
Received 05 February 2008 03:45 UTC; Posted 08 February 2008
Posted to: Immunology
