Pulmonary capillary permeability and pulmonary microangiopathy in diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2015 Jun;108(3):e56-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.02.033. Epub 2015 Mar 6.

Authors

Krzysztof Kuziemski¹, Joanna Pieńkowska², Wojciech Słomiński³, Ewa Jassem⁴, Michał Studniarek²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergology and Pneumonology, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland. Electronic address: k.kuziemski@gumed.edu.pl.
² Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
³ Comerch S.A., Al. Jana Pawła II 39, Kraków, Poland.
⁴ Department of Allergology and Pneumonology, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.

PMID: 25836946
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.02.033

Abstract

Significant increase in permeability surface (PS) in patients with diabetes confirms pulmonary microcirculation damage in these patients.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Lung function tests; Lung microangiopathy; Perfusion CT.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Capillary Permeability*
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / metabolism*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
Diabetic Angiopathies / metabolism*
Female
Humans
Lung / blood supply*
Lung / metabolism
Lung Diseases / etiology
Lung Diseases / metabolism*
Male
Microcirculation / physiology
Middle Aged
Surface Properties