Why the study?
Diabetic cardiomyopathy is an increasing health issue with a lack of proper management strategies, prompting investigation of a nutraceutical-based approach.
Does oral administration of cinnamic acid prevent the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy in a rat model of diabetes?
Population
Male Wistar rats fed a high fat, high fructose diet and single-dose streptozotocin
Comparison
Oral cinnamic acid (5 and 10 mg/kg bwt) vs metformin (50 mg/kg bwt) vs controls
Design
Animal experimental study
Authors
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Cinnamic acid may attenuate diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats; leaves open translation to human therapy.
Does oral administration of cinnamic acid prevent the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy in a rat model of diabetes?
Cinnamic acid demonstrates potential as a nutraceutical approach for preventing diabetic cardiomyopathy in a preclinical rat model.
Nair et al. (2022) studied this question.
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