Type 2 diabetes is associated with loss of HDL endothelium protective functions.

<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>One of the hallmarks of diabetes is impaired endothelial function. Previous studies showed that HDL can exert protective effects on endothelium stimulating NO production and protecting from inflammation and suggested that HDL in obese people with diabetes and dysl...

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Main Authors: Tomáš Vaisar, Erica Couzens, Arnold Hwang, Michael Russell, Carolyn E Barlow, Laura F DeFina, Andrew N Hoofnagle, Francis Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192616