Garlic Oil Alleviates MAPKs- and IL-6-mediated Diabetes-related Cardiac Hypertrophy in STZ-induced DM Rats

Garlic oil has been reported to protect the cardiovascular system; however, the effects and mechanisms behind the cardioprotection of garlic oil on diabetes-induced cardiaomyopathy are unclear. In this study, we used streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats to investigate whether garlic oil could...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Huang Chang, Chung-Jung Liu, Chia-Hua Kuo, Hong Chen, Wen-Yuan Lin, Kun-Yu Teng, Sheng-Wei Chang, Chang-Hai Tsai, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chih-Yang Huang, Bor-Show Tzang, Wei-Wen Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/neq075