Open AccessADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT LEVELS IN EYE LENSES, AORTA, AND TAIL TENDON IN TRANSPLANTED DIABETIC INBRED LEWIS RATS1
Author(s) -
M. Sensi,
Susanna Morano,
Elisabetta Sagratella,
Paola Castaldo,
Stefania Morelli,
Mario Vetri,
V. Caltabiano,
Francesco Purrello,
D Andreani,
E Vecci,
U. Di Mario
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200110270-00006
Subject(s) - advanced glycation end product , glycation , tendon , medicine , anatomy , ophthalmology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Pancreatic islet transplantation in diabetes, by restoring euglycemia, should in time correct the abnormal accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) over target tissues, thus delaying the development of late diabetic complications.