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Exenatide mitigated diet-induced vascular aging and atherosclerotic plaque growth in ApoE-deficient mice under chronic stress.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2017
Yang Guang, Lei Yanna, Inoue Aiko, Piao Limei, Hu Lina, Jiang Haiying, Sasaki Takeshi, Wu Hongxian, Xu Wenhu, Yu Chenglin, Zhao Guangxian, Ogasawara Shinyu, Okumura Kenji, Kuzuya Masafumi, Cheng Xian-Wu
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Exposure to psychosocial stress is a risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. Because the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) agonist prevents cardiovascular injury, we investigated the beneficial effects and mechanism of the GLP-1 analogue exenatide on stress-related vascular senescence and atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE-/-) mice fed a high-fat (HF) diet....
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