Alogliptin prevents diastolic dysfunction and preserves left ventricular mitochondrial function in diabetic rabbits

Abstract Background There are increasing evidence that left ventricle diastolic dysfunction is the initial functional alteration in the diabetic myocardium. In this study, we hypothesized that alogliptin prevents diastolic dysfunction and preserves left ventricular mitochondrial function and structu...

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Main Authors: Xiaowei Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang, Yajuan Yang, Ya Suo, Ruimeng Liu, Jiuchun Qiu, Yungang Zhao, Ning Jiang, Changle Liu, Gary Tse, Guangping Li, Tong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0803-z