Correlation between Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cell Markers, Vitamin D, and Iron Levels in Diabetic Nephropathy
نویسندگان
1 Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
2 Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
3 Innovative Medical Research Center Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
4 Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
5 1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. 2Innovative Medical Research Center Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
doi
10.18502/ijdo.v16i1.15240چکیده
Objective: Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an essential role in endothelial repair and neovascularization. Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to EPC depletion and endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition, iron overload is closely related to the development of diabetes and its various chronic complications. This study was ...
