Open AccessINSULIN RESISTANCE: GOOD OR BAD? DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMS AND THE ASSOCIATION WITH AGE-RELATED VASCULAR CHANGES
Author(s) -
С. А. Бойцов,
И. Д. Стражеско,
Д. У. Акашева,
Е. Н. Дудинская,
Anna Kruglikova,
О. Н. Ткачева
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
kardiovaskulârnaâ terapiâ i profilaktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2619-0125
pISSN - 1728-8800
DOI - 10.15829/1728-8800-2013-4-91-97
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , ageing , life expectancy , association (psychology) , medicine , insulin , psychology , environmental health , population , psychotherapist
The authors discuss the mechanisms of insulin resistance (IR) development; the IR role in the development and progression of the major age-related vascular changes; IR and the transformation of vascular ageing into disease; and IR impact on life expectancy.