Positive Association of Leptin and Artery Calcification of Lower Extremity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot Study

Positive Association of Leptin and Artery Calcification of Lower Extremity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pilot Study

ObjectiveWe aimed to explore the role and possible mechanism of leptin in lower-extremity artery calcification in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).MethodsWe recruited 59 male patients with T2DM and 39 non-diabetic male participants. All participants underwent computed tomography scan of...

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Main Authors: SanBao Chai, Yao Chen, SiXu Xin, Ning Yuan, YuFang Liu, JianBin Sun, XiangYu Meng, YongFen Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
leptin
type 2 diabetes mellitus
VSMC
artery calcification
phenotypic switch
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.583575/full

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