Anthocyanin-rich purple corn extract inhibit diabetes-associated glomerular angiogenesis.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major diabetic complications and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Abnormal angiogenesis results in new vessels that are often immature and play a pathological role in DN, contributing to renal fibrosis and disrupting glomerular failure. Purple cor...

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Main Authors: Min-Kyung Kang, Soon Sung Lim, Jae-Yong Lee, Kyung Mok Yeo, Young-Hee Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3835931?pdf=render