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Insulin resistance impairs circulating angiogenic progenitor cell function and delays endothelial regeneration.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2011
Kahn Matthew B, Yuldasheva Nadira Y, Cubbon Richard M, Smith Jessica, Rashid Sheikh T, Viswambharan Hema, Imrie Helen, Abbas Afroze, Rajwani Adil, Aziz Amir, Baliga Vivek, Sukumar Piruthivi, Gage Matthew, Kearney Mark T, Wheatcroft Stephen B
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OBJECTIVE: Circulating angiogenic progenitor cells (APCs) participate in endothelial repair after arterial injury. Type 2 diabetes is associated with fewer circulating APCs, APC dysfunction, and impaired endothelial repair. We set out to determine whether insulin resistance adversely affects APCs and endothelial regeneration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We quantified APCs and assessed APC mobilization and...
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