Open AccessCorrelation of long-term glycemic control as measured by glycated hemoglobin with serum angiopoietin-like 6 protein levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Author(s) -
Vikaas Sharma,
Ghan Shyam Pangtey,
Rachna Gupta,
Harmeet Singh Rehan,
Lalit Gupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_261_16
Subject(s) - glycemic , glycated hemoglobin , medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , hemoglobin , endocrinology , correlation , term (time) , type 2 diabetes , mathematics , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
Angiopoietin-like growth factors (ANGPTLs) regulate glucose, lipid homeostasis, and insulin sensitivity. This study aimed to find whether long-term glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin [HbA 1c ]) has any correlation with serum ANGPTL6 levels in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus.