Subject Index Volume 5

acute coronary syndrome admission hyperglycemia predicts poorer shortand long-term outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, Chen 80–86 adipocytokines association between serum adipocytokine levels and microangiopathies in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Jung 333–339 adiponectin adiponectin gene variants, adiponectin isoforms and cardiometabolic risk in type 2 diabetic patients, Foucan 192–198 adipose tissue injection of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota affects autonomic nerve activities in a tissue-specific manner, and regulates glucose and lipid metabolism in rats, Tanida 153–161 admission glucose admission hyperglycemia predicts poorer shortand long-term outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, Chen 80–86 advanced glycation end-products combined effects of physiologically relevant disturbed wall shear stress and glycated albumin on endothelial cell functions associated with inflammation, thrombosis and cytoskeletal dynamics, Maria 372–381 aerobic exercise mild-to-moderate intensity exercise improves cardiac autonomic drive in type 2 diabetes, Goit 722–727 afferent vagal nerve injection of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota affects autonomic nerve activities in a tissue-specific manner, and regulates glucose and lipid metabolism in rats, Tanida 153–161 aging age-associated changes of islet endocrine cells and the effects of body mass index in Japanese, Mizukami 38–47 albuminuria association of serum bilirubin levels with development and progression of albuminuria, and decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Toya 228–235 sitagliptin improves albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Mori 313–319 albuminuria: prevalence, associated risk factors and relationship with cardiovascular disease, Chen 464–471 severity of hearing impairment is positively associated with urine albumin excretion rate in patients with type 2 diabetes, Shen 743–747 angiotensin II receptor blocker combination of a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist and an angiotensin II receptor blocker attenuates myocardial fibrosis and dysfunction in type 2 diabetic rats, Shim 362–371 anti-oxidants diabetic cardiomyopathy and its mechanisms: role of oxidative stress and damage, (Review Article) Liu 623–634 anti-oxidant genes number of circulating pro-angiogenic cells, growth factor and anti-oxidative gene profiles might be altered in type 2 diabetes with and without diabetic foot syndrome, Nowak 99–107 antidiabetic drugs cancer biology in diabetes (Review Article), Sen 251–264 apolipoprotein M modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate and apolipoprotein M levels in the plasma, liver and kidneys in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, Nojiri 639–648 arachidonic acid comparison of the efficacy of sitagliptin and glimepiride dose-up in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes poorly controlled by sitagliptin and glimepiride in combination, Shimoda 320–326 Asia dietary intake in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: analysis from Japan Diabetes Complications Study, Horikawa 176–187 atherosclerosis comparison of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, Ohsugi 615–620 Comparison of carotid and lower limb atherosclerotic lesions in both previously known and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus, Li 734–742 autonomic imbalance association of hypertension status and cardiovascular risks with sympathovagal imbalance in first degree relatives of type 2 diabetics, Pal 449–455