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Preliminary findings on the possible role of B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) on diabetes-related periodontitis

Abstract The possible role of B-cell growth and differentiation-related cytokines on the pathogenesis of diabetes-related periodontitis has not been addressed so far. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the gene expression of proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL...

Cytokine profile and lymphocyte subsets in type 2 diabetes

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (4), 2016
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a metabolic disease with inflammation as an important pathogenic background. However, the pattern of immune cell subsets and the cytokine profile associated with development of T2D are unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate different components of the immun...

Chronic activation of the innate immune system may underlie the metabolic syndrome

Säo Paulo med. j; 119 (3), 2001
CONTEXTO: The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a clustering, in free-living populations, of cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors generally linked to insulin resistance, obesity and central obesity. Consonant with the well-established inflammatory pathogenesis of atherosclerotic disease, the met...

Diabetes autoinmune del adulto en diabéticos tipo 2: frecuencia y características
LADA in type 2 diabetics: frequency and characteristics

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 12 (1), 2001
Se realizó este trabajo para conocer frecuencia, características clínico-bioquímicas, inmunológicas y genéticas de la diabetes autoinmune en adultos (LADA) en 1 000 diabéticos tipo 2 con edades ü 35 años con distintos tiempos de duración de la diabetes. Se les determinó glucemia, anticuerpos a...