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ReviewCardiovascular research2011

Nitric oxide: a key factor behind the dysfunctionality of endothelial progenitor cells in diabetes mellitus type-2.

Saher Hamed, Benjamin Brenner, Ariel Roguin

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In one paragraph

Review in Cardiovascular research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03398356 (The Assessment of the Effect of Metformin and Its Serum Concentration on the Concentration of Substances Associated With the Production of Nitric Oxide in Patients With Impaired Carbohydrate Metabolism), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03398356 phase4completedstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

The Assessment of the Effect of Metformin and Its Serum Concentration on the Concentration of Substances Associated With the Production of Nitric Oxide in Patients With Impaired Carbohydrate Metabolism

Ran2017Enrolled47Registered outcomes6Posted comparisons0ConditionsImpaired Fasting Glucose (IFG), Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), PrediabetesArmsMetformin
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Saher HamedDepartment of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Benjamin Brenner
Ariel Roguin
Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences · ILTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus type-2 (DM-2) contributes to atherogenesis by inducing endothelial cell injury and dysfunction. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are essential to blood vessel formation, can differentiate into mature endothelial cells, and promote the repair of damaged endothelium. In DM-2, the circulating EPC count is low and their functionality is impaired. The mechanisms that underlie this reduced count and impaired functionality are poorly understood. Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived signalling molecule that is produced by vascular endothelial cells and participates in the maintenance of vascular tone. NO is also known to participate in other physiological processes, such as cell survival, proliferation, and migration. The bioavailability of NO is reduced in EPCs from DM-2 patients. Interestingly, an inverse relationship exists between the reduction in NO bioavailability in EPCs and the patient's plasma glucose and glycated haemoglobin levels. In addition, NO bioavailability in EPCs correlates with plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels in DM-2. Although this reduction in NO bioavailability could be attributed to oxidative stress in DM-2 patients, it also may be due to impairment of one or more members of the protein signalling cascades that are responsible for NO production. The stimulation of NO production or its signalling cascades in EPCs may increase their numbers and improve their function, thus attenuating endothelium damage, independent of the vasodilatory effects of NO. This review summarizes the metabolic alterations that underlie the molecular mechanisms that may be responsible for EPC decrease and dysfunction in DM-2 with emphasis on the involvement of the NO system.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesEndothelial CellsGlycated HemoglobinHumansLipoproteins, LDLNitric OxideStem CellsBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanLipoproteins, LDLNitric Oxideoxidized low density lipoprotein

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PMID21186243
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