Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 171-176 , May 2010

Microinflammation is a common risk factor for progression of nephropathy and atherosclerosis in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

  • Nobuo Kajitani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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  • Kenichi Shikata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 86 235 7233; fax: +81 86 222 5214.
    • ,
  • Akihiko Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Osafune Clinic, Okayama, Japan
    • ,
  • Tatsuaki Nakatou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan
    • ,
  • Makoto Hiramatsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan
    • ,
  • Hirofumi Makino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan

Received 10 September 2009 ,Revised 6 January 2010 ,Accepted 11 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.01.012

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 171-176 , May 2010

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