Short-Term oral folic acid supplementation enhances endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes | Zendy

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Short-Term oral folic acid supplementation enhances endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes

Author(s) -

Arduino A. Mangoni,

Roy Sherwood,

Belinda Asonganyi,

Cameron Swift,

Sarah Thomas,

Stephen R. Jackson

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.08.036

Subject(s) - medicine , homocysteine , pulse wave velocity , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , arterial stiffness , sodium nitroprusside , endothelium , endothelial dysfunction , diabetes mellitus , vasodilation , cardiology , blood pressure , nitric oxide

Endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffening are commonly observed in type 2 diabetes. These abnormalities might be secondary to increased plasma concentrations of homocysteine. We sought to determine whether oral folic acid supplementation, by lowering homocysteine levels, enhanced endothelial function and reduced arterial stiffness in type 2 diabetes.

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