Role of Endothelial Dysfunction and Arterial Stiffness in the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy.

Authors :: Siasos, Gerasimos
Gouliopoulos, Nikolaos
Moschos, Marilita M.
Oikonomou, Evangelos
Kollia, Christina
Konsola, Theodosia
Athanasiou, Dimitrios
Siasou, Georgia
Mourouzis, Konstantinos
Zisimos, Konstantinos
Papavassiliou, Athanasios G.
Stefanadis, Christodoulos
Tousoulis, Dimitris
Source :: Diabetes Care. Jan2015, Vol. 38 Issue 1, pe9-e10. 2p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The article discusses the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its link to endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness. Topics include diabetic microvascular complications, irreversible blindness, and the atherosclerotic progression in patients manifesting insulin resistance. Other topics include type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS), and diabetes-related structural and compositional alterations to the ocular basement membranes.

Subjects :: *DIABETIC retinopathy
*ENDOTHELIUM diseases
*ARTERIAL diseases
*DIABETES complications
*TYPE 2 diabetes
*BIOLOGICAL membranes

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