Comparable effects of pioglitazone and perindopril on circulating endothelial progenitor cells, inflammatory process and oxidative stress in patients with diabetes mellitus

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Diabetes Mellitus / blood
• Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
• Endothelial Cells / drug effects*
• Endothelial Cells / metabolism
• Female
• Hematopoietic Stem Cells / drug effects
• Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
• Hematopoietic Stem Cells / pathology*
• Humans
• Inflammation / drug therapy
• Inflammation / pathology
• Inflammation / physiopathology
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
• Oxidative Stress / physiology
• Perindopril / therapeutic use*
• Pioglitazone
• Thiazolidinediones / therapeutic use*