Chronic Peripheral Ghrelin Injection Exerts Antifibrotic Effects by Increasing Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Rat Hearts With Myocardial Fibrosis Induced by Isoproterenol.

This study aimed to investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of ghrelin in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial fibrosis and the underlying mechanism. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to control, ISO, and ISO + ghrelin groups. ISO (2 mg/kg per day, subcutaneous) or vehicle was administered once da...

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Publicado en:Physiological Research Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 439 - 451
Autores principales: Qian REN, Ping LIN, Qin WANG, Bin ZHANG, Li FENG
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Jun2020
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