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Review
. 1998 Jun;14(2):171-5.
doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0895(199806)14:2<171::aid-dmr207>3.0.co;2-g.

Role of endothelin-1 in diabetes mellitus

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Role of endothelin-1 in diabetes mellitus

B Sármán et al. Diabetes Metab Rev. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

Endothelin-1 is mainly synthesized by the vascular endothelial cells and acts on the vascular smooth muscle. Because of its vasoconstrictor and mitogenic effects it plays a role in the development of vascular diseases. In diabetes mellitus atherosclerosis is accelerated. The authors summarize the available data of the role of endothelin-1 in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the development of diabetic complication.

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