Erythrocyte membrane fluidity as a marker of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Giada BianchettiLuca VitiAndrea ScupolaMauro Di LeoLinda TartaglioneAndrea FlexMarco De SpiritoDario PitoccoGiuseppe Maulucci

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2020)

Altered erythrocyte membrane fluidity may therefore represent a marker of retinopathy in T1DM patients as a result of post-translational modifications of multifactorial aetiology (nonenzymatic glycosylation of proteins, generation of reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation).

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
reactive oxygen species
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
optical coherence tomography
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
fatty acid