Open AccessAngiotensin II Receptor Blockers Downsize Adipocytes in Spontaneously Type 2 Diabetic Rats With Visceral Fat Obesity
Author(s) -
Yuki Mori,
Yoshito Itoh,
Naoko Tajima
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.09.016
Subject(s) - telmisartan , medicine , valsartan , endocrinology , adipocyte , obesity , adipose tissue , blood pressure
To investigate the influence of blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) on adipocytes, we compared the effect of telmisartan versus valsartan and amlodipine on adipocyte cellularity in the spontaneously type 2 diabetic, obese rat model.
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