Glycine treatment decreases proinflammatory cytokines and increases interferon-γ in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 694-699

  Cruz, M ^a   Maldonado Bernal, C ^b   Mondragon Gonzalez R ^c   Sanchez Barrera, R ^a   Wacher, N H ^a   Carvajal Sandoval, G ^d   Kumate, J ^e  

^a HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c Dermatology and Micology Medical Research Unit   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A1C; Glucose metabolism; Glycine treatment; Proinflammatory cytokines; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO; RESISTIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 56249085602     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346417     Document Type: Article

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