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Deamidated lipocalin-2 induces endothelial dysfunction and hypertension in dietary obese mice.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 10 Apr 2014
Song Erfei, Fan Pengcheng, Huang Bosheng, Deng Han-Bing, Cheung Bernard Man Yung, Félétou Michel, Vilaine Jean-Paul, Villeneuve Nicole, Xu Aimin, Vanhoutte Paul M, Wang Yu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lipocalin-2 is a proinflammatory adipokine upregulated in obese humans and animals. A pathogenic role of lipocalin-2 in hypertension has been suggested. Mice lacking lipocalin-2 are protected from dietary obesity-induced cardiovascular dysfunctions. Administration of lipocalin-2 causes abnormal vasodilator responses in mice on a high-fat diet (HFD). METHODS AND RESULTS: Wild-type and lipocalin-2...
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