The clinical relevance of assessing advanced glycation endproducts accumulation in diabetes.
Cardiovasc Diabetol
; 7: 29, 2008 Oct 07.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes. There is increasing evidence that advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) play a pivotal role in atherosclerosis, in particular in diabetes. AGE accumulation is a measure of cumulative metabolic and oxidative stress, and may so represent the "metabolic memory". Furthermore, increased AGE accumulation is closely related to the development of cardiovascular complications in diabetes. This review article will focus on the clinical relevance of measuring AGE accumulation in diabetic patients by focusing on AGE formation, AGEs as predictors of long-term complications, and interventions against AGEs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Productos Finales de Glicación Avanzada
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Complicaciones de la Diabetes
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiovasc Diabetol
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos