Microelements and Diabetes Mellitus Realities and Expectations

Abstract:

Over the past few years, a number of experimental and clinical studies contribute greatly to gain better insight into the role of microelements in humans. As shown by the results microelements play a unique role in many biochemical processes. Emphasis is laid on the need of evaluating their relationship with cancerogenesis, oxidative stress, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Attention is focused on microelements very closely related to diabetes mellitus pathogenesis and development of late complications, such as vanadium, zinc, selenium, manganese and chromium. Presumably, their involvement in the organism's antioxidant defence has an essential practical bearing on the therapeutic outlooks of the disease.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus, microelements, antioxidants.