Alterations in the Levels of Circulating and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Levels in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A 2-Year Follow-Up from the Observational METRO Study.
Miriam LongoLorenzo ScappaticcioGiuseppe BellastellaVlenia PernicePaolo CirilloAntonietta MaioFilomena CastaldoDario GiuglianoKatherine EspositoMaria Ida Maiorinonull nullPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
Over a 2-year follow-up, young type 1 diabetic patients showed an increase in circulating EPCs levels, which was higher in patients with CSII. Glucose variability resulted as an independent predictor of the raised levels of EPCs in this selected population.