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Impact of type 1 diabetes on cardiac fibroblast activation: enhanced cell cycle progression and reduced myofibroblast content in diabetic myocardium.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2009
Shamhart Patricia E, Luther Daniel J, Hodson Ben R, Koshy John C, Ohanyan Vahagn, Meszaros J Gary
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic patients are prone to developing myocardial fibrosis and suffer from decreased wound healing capabilities. The purpose of this study was to determine whether diabetes alters cardiac fibroblast activity in the myocardium in a 6-wk streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic model. In vivo echocardiography indicated significant dilation of the left ventricle (LV) in the diabetic animals, while cardiac function...
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