%0 Journal Article %T T-cadherin deficiency increases vascular vulnerability in T2DM through impaired NO bioactivity %A Anastasia Ambrosio %A Han Wang %A Ling Tao %A Ross Summer %A Wayne Bond Lau %A Wenjun Yan %A Xinliang Ma %A Yajing Wang %J Archive of "Cardiovascular Diabetology". %D 2017 %R 10.1186/s12933-016-0488-0 %X Endothelial dysfunction plays a critical role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). T-cadherin (T-cad) has gained recognition as a regulator of endothelial cell (EC) function. The present study examined whether T-cad deficiency increases vascular vulnerability in T2DM %K Endothelial cell %K Endothelial dysfunction %K T-cadherin %K T2DM %K NO bioactivity %K Vascular ring %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5244578/