Serum Anti-Collagen IV IgM and IgG Antibodies as Indicators of Low Vascular Turnover of Collagen IV in Patients with Long-Term Complications of Type 2 Diabetes

Thickening of the vascular basement membrane (BM) is a fundamental structural change in the small blood vessels in diabetes. Collagen type IV (CIV) is a major component of the BMs, and monitoring the turnover of this protein in type 2 diabetes (T2D) can provide important information about the mechan...

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Main Authors: Krasimir Kostov, Alexander Blazhev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/5/900