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Albumin deposition in dermal capillary basement membrane in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. A preliminary report

  • Blanche M Chavers
  • , D. Etzwiler
  • , A. F. Michael

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Abstract

Skin specimens obtained from 24 insulin-dependent diabetics (IDD) and 35 controls were examined by immunofluorescence (IF) microscopy. An increased percentage (>8%) of dermal vessel basement membranes (BM) showing circumferential fluorescence for albumin was observed in 18 of 24 IDD (duration of diabetes 1.5-33 yr) and 1 of 35 controls. Dual label studies using fluorescein-conjugated anti-human albumin and rhodamine-conjugated anti-human BM confirmed that localization of albumin was within the BM. These studies suggest that increased albumin localization in extracellular BM may be widespread in diabetes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)275-278
Number of pages4
JournalDiabetes
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981

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