Short- and long-term glycaemic control and the state of the renin system in type 1 diabetes mellitus

Renin system blockade in diabetes exerts a strong positive influence on complications, especially nephropathy. In hyperglycaemic diabetic subjects, however, blockade of the renin-angiotensin system with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors results in a marked rise in plasma renin.We investigated...

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Main Authors: Radomir D Stevanovic, Naomi DL Fisher, Cecilia M Lansang, Katherine D Freeman, Norman K Hollenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2007-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2007.012