Proteins Involved In Blood Vessel Dysfunction In Type 2 Diabetes Are Identified

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 19:14 in Health & Medicine

Using precise microscopes, researchers are dissecting coronary microvessels and testing which proteins are responsible for inflammation that causes blood-vessel dysfunction. By identifying the proteins that play important roles in blood-vessel dysfunction, they hope to develop new treatments for blood-vessel dysfunction in people with type 2 diabetes.

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