Diabetes Mellitus: Is It Protective against Aneurysm? A Narrative Review https://t.co/JaTYY2ixXz
2,887 followers
16 followers
@CptDuongo This is a cool finding! I did some more reading on your paper since I was curious about the mechanism. Their theory is that anti-diabetic medication targets PPAR-y to reduce inflammation and TNF-alpha--possibly reducing aortic aneurysm risk. #bi
19 followers
Diabetes has often been associated with cardiovascular disease. Paradoxically, new research shows that diabetes may actually be protective against aortic aneurysms. #biom4180 https://t.co/U96rmq34du
1,705 followers
Just looking for more patterns of things we *think" of disease as just "bad luck of genetics" but are really complex #stress protective mechanisms. Diabetes for example: And ALS https://t.co/fE5JoCKPtu Or Aortic Aneurysms https://t.co/IyT2XU9Ywe