Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive, incompletely understood metabolic disorder
whose prevalence has been increasing steadily worldwide. Even though little attention has …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease,
of which the etiology has been poorly understood. Several studies have focused on the …

Clear decrements in lung function have been reported in patients with diabetes over the past
two decades, and many reports have suggested plausible pathophysiological mechanisms …

Diabetic complications affect many organs in diabetic patients. Emerging evidence indicates
that diabetes can increase the risk of pulmonary dysfunction. Early epidemiological studies …

Abstract Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) stimulates insulin secretion,-plays anti-
inflammatory role in atherosclerosis, and has surfactant-releasing effects in lungs. GLP-1 …

Context: Chard is used as an antidiabetic agent by the diabetic patients in Turkey. Objective:
The effect of chard extract [Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla (Chenopodiaceae)] on the antioxidant …

Oxidative stress plays a major role in diabetes. In vivo levels of membrane-bound radicals
(MBRs) in a streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse model were uniquely detected by …

To observe the changes of lung injury when diabetic rats were treated with low
concentration of ethanol (EtOH) and analyze the related mechanisms, male Sprague …

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) causes debilitating complications and, as a result,
diabetics frequently require intensive care. Although lungs are not thought to be affected …

BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation may paradoxically cause lung injury. Protective
mechanical ventilation strategy utilizing low tidal volume and high frequency has been …