Early Cellular Changes in the Ascending Aorta and Myocardium in a Swine Model of Metabolic Syndrome.

BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome is associated with pathological remodeling of the heart and adjacent vessels. The early biochemical and cellular changes underlying the vascular damage are not fully understood. In this study, we sought to establish the nature, extent, and initial timeline of cytochemic...

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Main Authors: Rabya Saraf, Thomas Huang, Feroze Mahmood, Khurram Owais, Amit Bardia, Kamal R Khabbaz, David Liu, Venkatachalam Senthilnathan, Antonio D Lassaletta, Frank Sellke, Robina Matyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4713205?pdf=render