High fat-induced inflammation in vascular endothelium can be improved by Abelmoschus esculentus and metformin via increasing the expressions of miR-146a and miR-155

Abstract Background Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation, which contributes to cardiovascular diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are reported to be involved in vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Abelmoschus esculentus (AE) and metformin have been suggested to improve inflammation in vas...

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Main Authors: Luoning Gou, Geng Liu, Rong Ma, Anita Regmi, Tianshu Zeng, Juan Zheng, Xueyu Zhong, Lulu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-020-00459-7