Repetitive Glucose Spikes Accelerate Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation in C57BL/6 Mice.

A number of epidemiological studies demonstrated that postprandial hyperglycemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance. Although several laboratory studies have addressed the plausible causal role of postprandial acute hyperglycemia (glucose spike...

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Main Authors: Yuki Shuto, Akira Asai, Mototsugu Nagao, Hitoshi Sugihara, Shinichi Oikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4552094?pdf=render