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Intervening in atherogenesis: lessons from diabetes
1Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y., USA.
Hospital Practice (1995)
|December 7, 2000
Abstract:
Age-related atherogenesis resembles diabetes, a model in which glucose looms as an important culprit. Within the body, the sugar becomes a glue able to harden and obstruct blood vessels while also activating such cells as macrophages and T lymphocytes. A new discovery is that large quantities of glycation endproducts may arrive preformed in foods prepared by routine cooking methods.