Add-On Aliskiren Elicits Stronger Renoprotection Than High-Dose Valsartan in Type 2 Diabetic KKAy Mice That Do Not Respond to Low-Dose Valsartan
We hypothesized that aliskiren provides renoprotection in diabetic animals that did not receive sufficient renoprotection by AT1-receptor antagonist treatment. Type 2 diabetic KKAy mice were treated with group 1: vehicle or group 2: valsartan (15 mg/kg per day) from 12 to 16 weeks of age. The mice w...
Main Authors: | Bai Lei, Daisuke Nakano, Yu-Yan Fan, Kento Kitada, Hirofumi Hitomi, Hiroyuki Kobori, Hirohito Mori, Tsutomu Masaki, Akira Nishiyama |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319305055 |
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