Abstract
We evaluated red cell phospholipids and the relationships between these lipidic components and membrane microviscosity in a group of 12 diabetics of type 1, in a group of 16 diabetics of type 2 and in a group of 12 normal controls. From the obtained data, it is evident that no significant difference is present between normals and diabetics of type 1 regarding the individual phospholipids; between normals and diabetics of type 2 a significant difference regarding sphyngomyeline and phosphatidylcholine/sphyngomyeline ratio is evident. No statistical difference of the membrane microviscosity is present between normals and diabetics of type 1 and 2. In normals and in diabetics of type 1 and 2 no relationship is evident between membrane microviscosity and individual phospholipids.
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