Circulating soluble form of LR11, a regulator of smooth muscle cell migration, is a novel marker for intima-media thickness of carotid arteries in type 2 diabetes

Increased sLR11 concentrations are highly associated with increased IMT as well as with FPG in middle-aged, non-obese patients with T2D. Circulating sLR11 may be a novel marker representing the pathophysiology of intimal SMCs in patients with T2D.