Endothelial progenitor cells in diabetes complications
Abstract
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have a 2- to 4-times higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications compared with non-diabetic controls. Hyperglycemia activates pathophysiological mechanisms that damage the endothelium. According to the current views, circulating progenitor cells derived from bone marrow repair the damage. These cells, known as endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), maintain endothelial homeostasis and contribute to the formation of new vessels. Many clinical studies have reported that EPC population is dysfunctional and declines in numbers in patients with type 1 and type 2 DM. In addition, bone marrow doesn?t respond adequately to mobilizing stimuli in DM. Therefore, EPC alterations might have a pathogenic role in the complications of DM. In this review, EPC alterations will be examined in the context of macrovascular and microvascular complications of DM, highlighting their roles and functions in the progression of the disease.
About the Authors
Marina Cergeevna Michurova
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow
Russian Federation
PhD student
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Russian Federation
PhD student
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Victor Yur'evich Kalashnikov
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Head of the Emergency and Interventional Cardiology Department
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Head of the Emergency and Interventional Cardiology Department
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Olga Michailovna Smirnova
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Researcher in Program Education and Treatment Department in Diabetes Institute.
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Researcher in Program Education and Treatment Department in Diabetes Institute.
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Irina Vladimirovna Kononenko
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Leading Researcher in Program Education and Treatment Department in Diabetes Institute.
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Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Leading Researcher in Program Education and Treatment Department in Diabetes Institute.
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The authors declare that there is no duality (conflict) of interest associated with this manuscript
Olga Nikolaevna Ivanova
Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow
Russian Federation
PhD, senior staff scientist, Laboratory of Genetics and Clinical Immunology
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Russian Federation
PhD, senior staff scientist, Laboratory of Genetics and Clinical Immunology
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