Metabolic factors, adipose tissue and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels in type 2 diabetes: Findings from the Look AHEAD Study

OBJECTIVE: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) production by adipose tissue is increased in obesity and its circulating levels are high in type 2 diabetes. PAI-1 increases cardiovascular risk by favoring clot stability and/or interfering with vascular remodeling. We investigated in obese diabe...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Belalcazar, L. Maria, Ballantyne, Christie M., Lang, Wei, Haffner, Steven M., Rushing, Julia, Schwenke, Dawn C., Pi-Sunyer, F. Xavier, Tracy, Russell P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130500/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21512162
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.224386
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items