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Constant and intermittent high glucose enhances endothelial cell apoptosis through mitochondrial superoxide overproduction

  1. Ludovica Piconi1,
  2. Lisa Quagliaro1,
  3. Roberta Assaloni2,
  4. Roberto Da Ros2,
  5. Amabile Maier2,
  6. Gianni Zuodar2,
  7. Antonio Ceriello2,*

Article first published online: 2 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.613

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Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volume 22, Issue 3, pages 198–203, May/June 2006

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Piconi, L., Quagliaro, L., Assaloni, R., Da Ros, R., Maier, A., Zuodar, G. and Ceriello, A. (2006), Constant and intermittent high glucose enhances endothelial cell apoptosis through mitochondrial superoxide overproduction. Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev., 22: 198–203. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.613

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  1. 1

    Morpurgo-Hofman Research Laboratory on Aging, Udine, Italy

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology and Medicine, Experimental and Clinical, University of Udine, Chair of Internal Medicine, Udine, Italy

*Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Udine, P.le S. Maria della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 MAY 2006
  2. Article first published online: 2 FEB 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 NOV 2005
  4. Manuscript Revised: 17 JUN 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 DEC 2004

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  • Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland

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