Article
Hmox1 Deficiency Sensitizes Mice to Peroxynitrite Formation and Diabetic Glomerular Microvascular Injuries.
Journal of diabetes research - 1 Jan 2017
Lenoir Olivia, Gaillard François, Lazareth Hélène, Robin Blaise, Tharaux Pierre-Louis
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Indirect evidence suggests a role for heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in limiting diabetic vasculopathy. The goal of this study was to assess the role of HO-1 in the development of microvascular lesions within glomeruli during diabetes mellitus using a mouse model with specific alteration of the Hmox1 gene. APPROACH AND RESULTS: The effects of Hmox1 haploinsufficiency were studied as a means of assessing the...
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