Relationship between aldosterone and diabetes mellitus and its chronic complications / 医学研究生学报

Several genetic polymorphisms of the aldosterone synthase gene(CYP11B2),which may influence the plasma aldosterone levels,had been reported to influence the blood glucose levels.In addition to the effects of sodium()(and consequently water) resorption and potassium excretion(),aldosterone could be involved in the development and progression of diabetes and its chronic complications.This paper also discussed the therapeutic significance of aldosterone receptor antagonists on the occcurance of chronic diabetic complications.

The relationship of angiotensin-converting enzyme(ACE) gene polymorphism and serum ACE levels with retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 中国糖尿病杂志

0.05). Furthermore, the patients with retinopathy had higher serum ACE levels compared with those without retinopathy ( t=12.722,P