G Xiang, H Sun, L Zhao - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2007 - Elsevier Plasma OPG level in patients before treatment was 3.09 ± 0.70 ng/L, which was
significantly higher than that in control (2.07 ± 0.75 ng/L) (p < 0.001). After
6 months treatment, OPG levels decreased markedly (2.58 ± 0.59 ng/L) (p < ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
A Van Campenhout, J Golledge - Atherosclerosis, 2009 - Elsevier The association of bone pathologies with atherosclerosis has stimulated the
search for common mediators linking the skeletal and the vascular system. Since
its initial discovery as a key regulator in bone metabolism, ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 40 versions
- ►eje-online.org MH Gannage-Yared, C Yaghi, B Habre, S … - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2008 - EFES Results: OPG did not differ between obese and non-obese subjects (respective
mean values 5.17 and 4.96 pmol/l) or according to gender, but was positively
correlated with age (P<0.0001 for both groups). OPG was statistically ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
J Cheng, J Liu, X Li, L Yu, J Peng, R Zhang, … - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2008 - Elsevier The frequency of eNOS − 922 G allele was significantly higher in the patients
than the controls (12.14% vs 8.09%, P = 0.018). The distribution of eNOS
genotypes differed insignificantly between the 2 groups. The frequency of ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
B Akinci, T Demir, A Celtik, M Baris, S Yener, … - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 2008 - Elsevier Circulating levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) have been shown to be increased in
patients with cardiovascular disorders and diabetes. The aim of this study was
to determine serum OPG levels in women with previous gestational diabetes ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 11 versions
M Morena, AM Dupuy, I Jaussent, H Vernhet, … - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2009 - ERA-EDTA Background. Expression of bone proteins resulting from transdifferentiation of
vascular smooth muscle cells into osteoblasts suggests that vascular
calcifications are a bioactive process. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) could play a ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
A Jorsal, L Tarnow, A Flyvbjerg, HH Parving … - Diabetologia, 2008 - Springer 1.73 m 2 ) and a group of 176 patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes and
persistent normoalbuminuria (105 men; age 42.6±9.7 years, duration of diabetes
27.6±8.3 years). Results The median (range) follow-up period was 11.3 ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 2 versions
GD Xiang, HL Sun, LS Zhao, J Hou, L Yue, L … - CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY-OXFORD-, 2008 - pt.wkhealth.com Patients and methods: The study subjects included 42 IGT patients and 26 healthy
individuals (control group). The IGT patients were randomly divided into two
groups, 21 in each group (the alpha-lipoic acid group and the placebo ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
