The impact of 1, 25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 on the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor and transforming growth factor-β1 in the retinas of rats with diabetes

Z Ren, W Li, Q Zhao, L Ma, J Zhu - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2012 - Elsevier
AIMS: To define whether 1, 25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 (1, 25-(OH) 2 D3) can protect diabetic
retinopathy and to investigate its impact on the expressions of vascular endothelial growth …

BsmI polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor gene are associated with diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes in the Han Chinese population

H Zhang, J Wang, B Yi, Y Zhao, Y Liu, K Zhang, X Cai… - Gene, 2012 - Elsevier
We investigated the relationship between BsmI/ApaI polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor
gene and diabetic nephropathy in a Han Chinese population. PCR-restriction fragment …