Diabetic Renal Retinal Syndrome

Download or read book Diabetic Renal-Retinal Syndrome written by E.A. Friedman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh insights into the pathogenic mechanisms by which hyperglycemia induces tissue and organ injurt are the basis for rapidly evolving promising therapies in diabetes. Especially promising as targets for intervention are products of oxidative stress, including kinins and growth factors. Improving results of renal replacement regimes now incorporating pancreatic islet transplants are able to delay and prevent end-organ damage in diabetic individuals. The evolving story of the taming of diabetes is of direct concern to nephrologists, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, primary care physicians and medical students.