Long-term inhibition of UCHL1 decreases hypertension and retinopathy in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Objective To investigate the role of the deubiquitinase ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) in hypertension and retinopathy in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). Methods Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats and SHRs were administered the UCHL1 inhibitor LDN57444 (20 μg/kg/day) for 4 months. Patholog...

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Main Authors: Shasha Liu, Chengfang Wang, Jianmin Lu, Guangzheng Dai, Huixin Che, Wei He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605211020641