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Article: Mechanisms of oxidative stress in diabetes reviewed.
- Article from:
- Cardiovascular Week
- Article date:
- February 9, 2004
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2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the mechanisms of oxidative stress in diabetes in a recent issue of Frontiers in Bioscience.
According to a study from the United States, "Diabetes markedly raises the risk of microvascular and macrovascular disease, the major contributors to higher morbidity and mortality in this increasingly prevalent disorder. Oxidative stress has been postulated as one major contributor to long-term diabetic complications. However, there is considerable controversy regarding the nature, magnitude, and mechanisms of oxidative stress in the diabetic state."
"Although products of glycoxidation and lipoxidation ...