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Atherosclerosis following renal injury is ameliorated by pioglitazone and losartan via macrophage phenotype.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2015
Yamamoto Suguru, Zhong Jiayong, Yancey Patricia G, Zuo Yiqin, Linton MacRae F, Fazio Sergio, Yang Haichun, Narita Ichiei, Kon Valentina
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OBJECTIVE: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) amplifies atherosclerosis, which involves renin-angiotensin system (RAS) regulation of macrophages. RAS influences peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), a modulator of atherogenic functions of macrophages, however, little is known about its effects in CKD. We examined the impact of combined therapy with a PPARγ agonist and angiotensin receptor blocker on...
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