Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 20th, 2006
Study 1: Pioglitazone reduced oxidative stress in diabetic rats, but not blood pressure.
"The present study investigates the effect of pioglitazone treatment on blood pressure, vascular reactivity and antioxidant enzymes in L-NAME induced hypertension in normal and STZ-diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in male Sprague Dawley rats (200 15 g) by single intravenous injection of 55 mg/kg of streptozotocin (STZ)," scientists in India report.
J.B. Majithiya and colleagues working at the Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda explained, "Rats were...
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