Adiponectin, Insulin Sensitivity and Diabetic Retinopathy in Latinos With Type 2 Diabetes

201533 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Jane Z. Kuo · Fleet Science Center

Xiuqing Guo · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Ronald Klein

Barbara E.K. Klein

Pauline Genter · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Kathryn Roll · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Yang Hai · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Mark O. Goodarzi

Abstract

Serum adiponectin is elevated in DR, is positively correlated with DR severity in Latinos with type 2 diabetes, and maintains a relationship to insulin sensitivity. Adiponectin, whether as a marker or biological mediator, may play an important role in DR, which appears to be independent of its relationship to insulin sensitivity.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Retinal Diseases and Treatments Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 100, Issue 9, pp. 3348-3355

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-1221

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