Abstract
Abstract White blood cells have a potential role in the pathogenesis of vasculopathy in diabetic patients. We studied the circulating peripheral blood in a cohort of patients with documented ischemic heart or brain disease with and without type 2 diabetes by means of image analysis and flow cytometry. Our study showed that the state of leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation is slightly increased in those who had concomitant diabetes but that there was no difference regarding the expression of CD11b/CD18 and CD62L antigens on the surface of the peripheral blood white blood cells. The finding of a significantly increased number of white blood cells in the peripheral blood of patients with ischemic vascular diseases is important insofar as it is associated with a poorer prognosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-49 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Acta Diabetologica |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus
- Leukocyte adhesiveness/aggregation