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ArticleDiabetes & vascular disease research

Skin microvascular reactivity correlates to clinical microangiopathy in type 1 diabetes: A pilot study.

Sara Tehrani, Karin Bergen, Louisa Azizi, Gun Jörneskog

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Article in Diabetes & vascular disease research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara TehraniDivision of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0076-6714
Karin BergenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Louisa AziziDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gun JörneskogDivision of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between skin microvascular reactivity and clinical microangiopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes.

methodsWe included 61 patients with type 1 diabetes, that is, 31 patients with and 30 without clinical microangiopathy, and 31 healthy controls. A microangiopathy scoring system was introduced for comparison of data between patients with microangiopathy. Responses to iontophoresis of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were assessed by laser Doppler imaging.

resultsPatients with microangiopathy had reduced acetylcholine- and sodium nitroprusside-mediated flux in forearm skin microcirculation compared to healthy controls (

conclusionWe conclude that skin microvascular reactivity is associated with clinical microangiopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes. Impaired skin microvascular function in type 1 diabetes seems to be multifactorial and involves both endothelial-dependent and endothelial-independent pathways. We introduce a novel microangiopathy score that could easily be used in a clinical setting for comparison of patients with various degrees of microangiopathy.

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MicrocirculationVasodilationAdministration, CutaneousAdultAgedBlood Flow VelocityCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic AngiopathiesFemaleForearmHumansIontophoresisLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMaleVasodilator Agentsclinical microangiopathyiontophoresisskin microvascular functionType 1 diabetes

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PMCPMC7607411
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