Coated-platelet levels in patients with Type 1 and with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Coated-platelet levels were quantified in 58 people with Type 1 diabetes, 90 with Type 2 diabetes, and 54 non-diabetic controls. In diabetes high coated-platelet levels were related to smoking and glucose control drugs, but not to glycaemia or other drugs. Prospective studies should evaluate coated-platelets and complications and drug effects.
Oklahoma Diabetes Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. jenkinsa@medstv.unimelb.edu.au
Alicia J
AJ
Jenkins
Albina K
AK
Gosmanova
Timothy J
TJ
Lyons
Kerri D
KD
May
Azar
A
Dashti
Mary Z
MZ
Baker
Leann
L
Olansky
Chris E
CE
Aston
George L
GL
Dale
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D013917:Thrombin / Q000378:metabolism
D003094:Collagen; D013917:Thrombin