CETP activity is not associated with carotid intima-media thickness in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes

ConclusionsWe observed no correlation between carotid intima-media thickness, a marker of early atherosclerosis, and CETP activity in T2D patients with poor metabolic control. Disease duration, which reflects accumulated metabolic abnormalities, may have blunted the potential effect of CETP on atherosclerosis. Metabolic control appears essential to determine the pro- or anti-atherogenic influence of CETP in patients with T2D.
Source: Acta Diabetologica - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research