Leptin treatment inhibits the progression of atherosclerosis by attenuating hypercholesterolemia in type 1 diabetic Ins2(+/Akita):apoE(-/-) mice Article (Faculty180)

cited authors

  • Jun, John Y; Ma, Zhexi; Pyla, Rajkumar; Segar, Lakshman

description

  • The impact of leptin deficiency and its replacement in T1D remain unclear in the context of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. The current study has investigated the physiologic role of leptin in lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis in T1D.

authors

publication date

  • 2012

published in

start page

  • 341

end page

  • 7

volume

  • 225