Abstract
Magnesium concentrations in plasma, erythrocyte and platelet, and plasma and urine levels of the soluble form of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (sICAM-1) were evaluated in subjects with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with or without microalbuminuria, and in a control group of healthy subjects. Using a recently introduced tecnique, we found that magnesium concentrations in platelets in diabetic subjects with microalbuminuria were lower than in diabetics with normal albuminuria (1.859±0.47 vs 2.065±0.62 μmol/ 108 cells; P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-312 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Magnesium Research |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1996 |
Keywords
- Adhesion molecules
- Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
- Platelet magnesium
- sICAM-1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism