Why the study?
Does treatment with PPAR-alpha or -gamma agonists prevent left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a type 2 diabetic animal model?
Population
Male Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats, a model of type 2 diabetes, aged 28 weeks. Male Long-Evans…
Comparison
Pioglitazone or fenofibrate for 10 weeks vs Untreated OLETF rats
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
10 weeks
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for PPAR agonists in diabetic diastolic dysfunction; human trials needed before any clinical consideration.
Does treatment with PPAR-alpha or -gamma agonists prevent left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a type 2 diabetic animal model?
Chronic treatment with PPAR-alpha or -gamma agonists prevented left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a type 2 diabetic rat model, associated with increased myocardial MCD activity.
Kim et al. (2003) studied this question.