Lipid Indices, Elastin Turnover and the Development of Microvascular Complications – A Study in Diabetic Patients with Arterial Hypertension

Background and Aims: An important factor in the development of vascular wall lesions is the degradation of the elastic fiber major protein – elastin. Elastin peptides (EDP) derived from this degradation are present in the circulation and are a stimulus for the production of anti-elastin antibodies (...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nikolov A., Blazhev A., Tzekova M., Kostov K., Popovski N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Bulgarica
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2019-0004