Soluble CD40 Ligand Levels in Otherwise Healthy Subjects With Impaired Fasting Glucose

• Main Authors: Ilker Tasci (Author), Teoman Dogru (Author), Alper Sonmez (Author), Halil Genc (Author), Selim Kilic (Author), Abdullah Olgun (Author), Mahmut Gok (Author), Gokhan Erdem (Author), Selahattin Erikci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Unlike diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance, it is not clear whether the subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) are at increased risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. The CD40-CD40 ligand interaction is involved in the mechanism of atherosclerosis. We investigated wh...