Association of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and tissue plasminogen activator with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Malaysian subjects

• Main Authors: Al-Hamodi, Z., Ismail, I.S., Saif-Ali, R., Ahmed, K.A., Muniandy, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7212/1/Al-Hamodi-2011-Association_of_plasm.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/7212/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186%2F1475-2840-10-23?LI=true

Background: Increased plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity and decreased tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) activity could be considered a true component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and fibrinolyt...