Diabetes milestone is bloody impressive IRISH TEAM MAKE BREAKTHROUGH
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A TEAM of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast has successfully grown in a laboratory a model version of human blood vessels from people with diabetes.
The breakthrough allows scientists to study how diabetes impacts blood vessels, potentially leading to the development of new treatments. The study has been published in the journal Stem Cells.
The research team, led by Professor Andriana Margariti from the Wellcome-Wolfson
Institute for Experimental Medicine (WWIEM) at Queen’s, also discovered how blood vessels in people with diabetes become damaged.
Diabetes can damage blood vessels because of high blood sugar levels, leading to a buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls, which increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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This damage impairs blood flow and nutrient delivery, contributing to severe cardiovascular diseases.
The team identified a small number of vascular cells present more often in the blood vessels of people with diabetes that contribute to this damage, which can lead to severe complications such as heart disease and blindness.
By reducing complications such as cardiovascular disease and the risk of amputations, people with diabetes could experience significant health benefits.
Prof Margariti said: “Our research is of paramount importance as it sheds new light on how diabetes damages blood vessels, leading to serious health issues like cardiovascular disease.”