Preclinical and clinical evidence of nephro- and cardiovascular protective effects of glycosaminoglycans

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 469-477

  Cicero, Arrigo F ^a   Ertek, Sibel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UFUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Diabetic nephropathy; Glycosaminoglycans; Proteinuria; Sulodexide

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; COLLAGEN TYPE 18; CYTOKINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; PERLECAN; SULODEXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALBUMINURIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL PROTECTION; CLINICAL STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOTHELIUM; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY INJURY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PODOCYTE; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEINURIA; RENAL PROTECTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 77956833209     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.14456     Document Type: Review

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