Vol 5, No 3 (2004): Practical Diabetology
Review article
Published online: 2004-05-20
The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in the pathogenesis of late diabetic complications
Diabetologia Praktyczna 2004;5(3):139-142.
Abstract
Late diabetic complications still remain a crucial clinical
problem in spite of impressive progress in the
treatment of diabetes. It is suggested that inflammatory
process and polymorphonuclear neutrophils
(PMN) play an important role in the development of
diabetic micro- and macroangiopathy. In this paper
we discussed the relevance of PMN in the pathology
of late diabetic complications.
Keywords: polymorphonuclear neutrophilsdiabetes mellitusmicroangiopathymacroangiopathy