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Role of fenofibrate in restoring angiogenesis in diabetic and control hind limb ischemic rats

In: General Physiology and Biophysics, vol. 31, no. 3
Ensieh Salehi - Majid Khazaei - Bahman Rashidi
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Rok, strany: 2012, 255 - 260
O článku:
In this study, we examined the effect of fenofibrate, an agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα), on angiogenesis and serum nitric oxide (NO), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) in diabetic and control hind limb ischemic rats. Male Wistar rats underwent left hind limb ischemia. The experimental groups consisted of rats: control, diabetic, control receiving fenofibrate (100 mg/kg/day, by gavage) and diabetic receiving fenofibrate. After 21 days, blood samples were taken and capillary density and capillary/fiber ratio of the ischemic hind limb muscle was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Activation of PPARα by fenofibrate restored neovascularization in diabetic and control hind limb ischemic rats (p < 0.05). Fenofibrate administration significantly increased serum nitrite concentration, the main metabolite of NO, without significant changes in serum VEGF and VEGFR-2 concentrations. It seems that fenofibrate enhances angiogenesis in hind limb ischemia possibly through increasing of NO bioavailability and can be considered for treatment of diabetic peripheral vascular diseases in future human studies.
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Salehi, E., Khazaei, M., Rashidi, B. 2012. Role of fenofibrate in restoring angiogenesis in diabetic and control hind limb ischemic rats. In General Physiology and Biophysics, vol. 31, no.3, pp. 255-260. 0231-5882.

APA:
Salehi, E., Khazaei, M., Rashidi, B. (2012). Role of fenofibrate in restoring angiogenesis in diabetic and control hind limb ischemic rats. General Physiology and Biophysics, 31(3), 255-260. 0231-5882.