Subject Index Volume 8

adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein Contribution of serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein levels to the presence of microalbuminuria in a Chinese hyperglycemic population, Hu 582–589 adult-onset autoimmune diabetes Chronic hepatitis B virus infection status is more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes, Lu 619–625 advanced glycation end-products Advanced glycation end-products are a risk for muscle weakness in Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes, Mori 377–382 albuminuria Sarcopenia is associated with incident albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective observational study, Bouchi 783– 787 amniotic fluid-derived stem cells Enhanced differentiation of human amniotic fluid-derived stem cells into insulin-producing cells in vitro, Mu 34–43 anagliptin Mechanism of lipid-lowering action of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, anagliptin, in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice, Wataru Yano 155–160 angiotensin-(1–7) Angiotensin-(1–7) protects cardiomyocytes against high glucoseinduced injuries through inhibiting reactive oxygen species-activated leptin–p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 pathways, but not the leptin–c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway in vitro, Lei 434–445 anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody Diagnostic accuracy of the anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody in type 1 diabetes mellitus: Comparison between radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Murata 475–479 Asia Efficacy and safety of premixed insulin analogs in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review, Sheu 518–534 average age at the time of death Causes of death in Japanese patients with diabetes based on the results of a survey of 45,708 cases during 2001–2010: Report of the Committee on Causes of Death in Diabetes Mellitus, Nakamura 397–410 b-cell function Analysis of the association between glucose profiles and b-cell function for diabetic cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in China, Fang 354–362 b-cell proliferation Mild hyperglycemia triggered islet function recovery in streptozotocininduced insulin-deficient diabetic rats, Cheng 44–55 basal–bolus insulin therapy Preventive effect of ipragliflozin on nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with basal-bolus insulin therapy: An open-label, single-center, parallel, randomized control study, Okajima 341–345 body mass index Reported prevalence of gestational diabetes in Scotland: The relationship with obesity, age, socioeconomic status, smoking and macrosomia, and how many are we missing?, Collier 161–167 bodyweight Comparisons of weight changes between sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors treatment and glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs treatment in type 2 diabetes patients: A meta-analysis, Cai 510–517 bolus calculator Effect of carbohydrate counting using bolus calculators on glycemic control in type 1 diabetes patients during continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, Yamada 496–500 brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, but not ankle-brachial index, predicts all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes after lower extremity amputation, Kazuki Ikura 250–253 C-reactive protein Association of type 2 diabetes and an inflammatory marker with incident bone fracture among a Japanese cohort, Mitama 709–715 cardiomyocytes Angiotensin-(1–7) protects cardiomyocytes against high glucoseinduced injuries through inhibiting reactive oxygen species-activated leptin–p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 pathways, but not the leptin–c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway in vitro, Lei 434–445 cardiovascular disease Prescription of oral hypoglycemic agents for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study using a Japanese hospital database, Tanabe 227–234 Impact of postprandial hyperglycemia at clinic visits on the incidence of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes, Takao 600–608 cardiovascular risk Vildagliptin reduces plasma stromal cell-derived factor-1a in patients with type 2 diabetes compared with glimepiride, Park 218–226 carotid artery intima-media thickness High neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with increased carotid artery intima-media thickness in type 2 diabetes, Li 101– 107 Association between carotid intima-media thickness and fasting blood glucose level: A population-based cross-sectional study among lowincome adults in rural China, Gao 788–797 causes of death in Japanese diabetics Causes of death in Japanese patients with diabetes based on the results of a survey of 45,708 cases during 2001–2010: Report of the Committee on Causes of Death in Diabetes Mellitus, Nakamura 397–410 cerebral large and small vessel disease Pathogenesis and neuroimaging of cerebral large and small vessel disease in type 2 diabetes: A possible link between cerebral and retinal microvascular abnormalities, Umemura 134–148