Evaluation of biochemical and clinical markers of endothelial dysfunction and their correlation with urinary albumin excretion in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective Endothelial dysfunction (ED) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. The purpose of the study was to determine flow mediated endothelial dependent vasodilatation (FMD) measurements and serum soluble (s) endothelin-1 (ET-1), intercellular adhesion mol...

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Main Authors: Sefika Burcak Polat, Nagihan Ugurlu, Nabi Aslan, Neslihan Cuhaci, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Cakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-02-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000200117&lng=en&tlng=en