Methylglyoxal Accumulation in Arterial Walls Causes Vascular Contractile Dysfunction in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Methylglyoxal (MGO) is a metabolite of glucose and perhaps mediates diabetes-related macrovascular complications including hypertension. In the present study, we examined if MGO accumulation affects vascular reactivity of isolated mesenteric artery from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Five-we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S134786131930461X |