Rheological leukocyte indexes in diabetes mellitus type Ii
Perego, M.A.; Danese, C.; Volpe, M.S.; Zavattaro, E.; Calisi, L.
Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie 41(10): A75-A80
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3928 PMID: 1300912 Document Number: 401521
Eleven healthy volunteers were examined, as well a thirty-five diabetic subjects divided into three groups according to the presence or absence of macro-microvascular complications and according to whether or not these complications were chronic. The results of our study show a marked unfavorable in cell rheology in the diabetic subjects, as studied using the St. George filtrometer. In particular, polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells, in the diabetic subject showed a substantial decreases in viscosity and elasticity, reflected by decreased IrFr and increased CR values. These changes were most marked in the group of diabetics with acute vascular events, i.e., AMI and stroke. Rheological indexes studied appeared to be independent from the simultaneous blood glucose level.