Cardiovascular organ damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus: the role of lipids and inflammation

Abstract Background The relationship between dyslipidemia, inflammation and CV organ damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is complex. Insulin resistance and inflammatory cytokines interleukins (ILs) increase plasma triglycerides (TG). ILs also up-regulate expression of matrix-metalloproteinases...

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Main Authors: Michaela Kozakova, Carmela Morizzo, Isabel Goncalves, Andrea Natali, Jan Nilsson, Carlo Palombo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0865-6