IMPACT OF HYPERGLYCAEMIA AND THE THERAPEUTIC ACTION OF METFORMIN ON THE LENGTH OF THE TELOMERES.

ROJO M; LINARI MA; MILLÁN A; IGLESIAS MOLLI AE; FRECHTEL GD; PAUTASSO, MC; CERRONE GE

Buenos Aires

Congreso; http://reunionbiociencias.com.ar/images/revista_medicina_2020.pdf; 2020

Objectives: To analyze the absolute telomere length (LTa) in individuals with altered fasting glucose levels compared to individualswith normal fasting glucose levels. Also, we performed a prospective controlled study to evaluate the variation in LTa in patients withdecompensated type 2 Diabetes (T2D) before and after a treatmentmetabolic compensation.Materials and Methods: The study included 246 individuals of bothgenders, which were divided according to normal fasting glucoselevels