Advanced glycation endproducts: What is their relevance to diabetic complications?

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-245

  Ahmed, N ^a   Thornalley, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced glycation endproducts; Diabetic complications; Hyperglycaemia; LC MS MS; Methylglyoxal; Pyridoxamine; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT RECEPTOR; ALBUMIN; AMINOGUANIDINE; ARGININE; BENFOTIAMINE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CYSTEINE; GALECTIN 3; GLYCOSYLATED ALBUMIN; GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; METHYLGLYOXAL; PYRIDOXAMINE; PYRIDOXINE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; SCLEROPROTEIN; THIAMINE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL ACTIVATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 33947671901     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00595.x     Document Type: Review

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