Inflammation, glucose, and vascular cell damage: the role of the pentose phosphate pathway

Hyperglycemia is acknowledged as a pro-inflammatory condition and a major cause of vascular damage. Nevertheless, we have previously described that high glucose only promotes inflammation in human vascular cel...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - June 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Concepción Peiró, Tania Romacho, Verónica Azcutia, Laura Villalobos, Emilio Fernández, Juan P. Bolaños, Salvador Moncada and Carlos F. Sánchez-Ferrer Source Type: research