Elevation of serum apelin-13 associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients

Elevation of serum apelin-13 associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients

<b>AIM:</b>To compare apelin-13, a ligand of G-protein-coupled receptor which has been shown to be involved in retinal angiogenesis, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serum levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with or without retinopathy, and to investigate the relations...

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Main Authors: Jun-Hui Du, Xia Li, Rong Li, Lin Xu, Ran-Ran Ma, Song-Fang Liu, Zhong Zhang, Hong-Zhi Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
diabetic retinopathy
apelin-13
vascular endothelial growth factor
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270990/

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