Article
The role of total bilirubin in bone mineral density among patients with type 2 diabetes older than 50 years
2023-12-22
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background: </h4> Bilirubin may exert antioxidant and cytoprotective effects by scavenging peroxyl radicals and inhibiting oxidation. There is evidence that middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have abnormal bone metabolism and deterioration of bone microstructure, which can easily lead to increased bone fragility and osteoporosis. However, few studies have reported whether tot...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 221280ad-888a-5f19-9477-3071d7ef504d
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3743944/v1
