Expressions of mRNA and encoded proteins of mitochondrial uncoupling protein genes (UCP1, UCP2, and UCP3) in epicardial and mediastinal adipose tissue and associations with coronary artery disease

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the expression of UCP1, UCP2, and UCP3 mRNA and encoded proteins in epicardial and mediastinal adipose tissues in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Subjects and methods: We studied 60 patients with CAD and 106 patients undergoing valve replacement surgery...

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Main Authors: Claudia Huesca-Gómez, Yazmín Estela Torres-Paz, Giovanny Fuentevilla-Álvarez, Nadia Janet González-Moyotl, Edgar Samuel Ramírez-Marroquín, Xicótencatl Vásquez-Jiménez, Víctor Sainz-Escarrega, María Elena Soto, Reyna Samano, Ricardo Gamboa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023-01-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972023005001210&tlng=en