Title : PPAR-Gamma Activation May Inhibit the In Vivo Degeneration of Bioprosthetic Aortic and Aortic Valve Grafts under Diabetic Conditions.

Pub. Date : 2021 Oct 14

PMID : 34681744






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1 The additional administration of pioglitazone significantly increased circulating adiponectin levels and significantly reduced media thickness at 4 and 12 weeks, respectively (p = 0.0002 and p = 0.0107, respectively). Pioglitazone adiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing Rattus norvegicus
2 CONCLUSIONS: Under diabetic conditions, pioglitazone leads to elevated circulating levels of adiponectin and to an inhibition of bioprosthetic graft degeneration, including lower expression of chondro-osteogenic genes, decreased media proliferation, and inhibited graft calcification in a small-animal model of DM. Pioglitazone adiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing Rattus norvegicus