In patients with type 2 diabetes, glutathione completely prevented the vascular effects of hyperglycemia.
In plain wordsIn patients with type 2 diabetes, glutathione prevented the vascular effects of high glucose.
- Peptide
- Glutathione
- Outcome
- DecreaseVascular effects of hyperglycemia
- Study
n = 8
- Outcome group
- Blood pressure · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 600 mg bolus followed by 5 mg/min infusion · intravenousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Glutathione, a free radical scavenger, completely prevented the vascular effects of hyperglycemia.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Twenty newly diagnosed complication-free diet-treated type 2 diabetic patients participated in the study.
A group of 8 patients also underwent a glutathione infusion (600 mg as an intravenous bolus followed by 5 mg/min infusion) during the clamp.