The mechanisms accounting for this improvement is uncertain but could be related to reductions in glycated hemoglobin, body weight, systolic blood pressure, postprandial triglyceride levels, inflammation, or the direct effect of activation of GLP-1 receptors on the myocardium
Sera were frozen at 70C until use in this study
Lot numbers and expiries were long-dated
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These results suggest that the animals COL IV levels, both globally and locally around the DTCs, may be systemically adjusted in response to germline states and do not directly depend on Notch receptor activation status
was supported by NIH grants R01-DK136619 and R01-DK136532