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Part I. Pathophysiology Effects of Insulin on the Vascular System Helmut O. Steinberg Effects of Diabetes and Insulin Resistance on Endothelial Functions Zhiheng He, Keiko Naruse, and George L. King Diabetes and Advanced Glycoxidation End-Products Melpomeni Peppa, Jaime Uribarri, and Helen Vlassara The Renin-Angiotensin System in Diabetic Cardiovascular Complications Edward P. Feener PPARs and Their Emerging Role in Vascular Biology, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis Jorge Plutzky Diabetes and Thrombosis David J. Schneider and Burton E. Sobel Role of Estrogens in Vascular Disease in Diabetes: Lessons Learned From the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Agathocles Tsatsoulis and Panayiotis Economides Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Activation and Nitrosative Stress in the Development of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Pál Pacher and Csaba Szabó Adiponectin and the Cardiovascular System Suketu Shah, Alina Gavrila, and Christos S. Mantzoros Nitric Oxide and Its Role in Diabetes Mellitus Mi