Abstract

Serum levels of human CXC-chemokine ligand 16,basic fibroblast growth factor,plateletderived endothelial cell growth factor,and number of endothelial progenitor cells were determined in 80 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 40 normal control subjects.It was found that there were some disturbances of angiogenesis in diabetic patients.These abnormalities were more pronounced in these patients with old age,hyperglycemia,raised HbA1c,and presence of vascular diseases. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Angiogenesis; Human CXC-chemokine ligand 16

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