Research Article

An Altered Pattern of Myocardial Histopathological and Molecular Changes Underlies the Different Characteristics of Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetic Cardiac Dysfunction

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Different characteristics of cardiac dysfunction in type-1 and type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) models. Left ventricular contractility indices (a): slope of end systolic pressure-volume relationship (ESPVR) and ejection fraction (EF) in the groups of SD control, STZ-induced diabetic SD, ZDF lean and ZDF diabetic rats. Parameters of left ventricular stiffness (b): slope of end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship (EDPVR) and end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) in the groups of SD control, STZ-induced diabetic SD, Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) lean and ZDF diabetic rats. Bar graphs represent mean ± SEM. Percent changes between diabetic and corresponding nondiabetic control groups are indicated in both DM models. *: versus the corresponding nondiabetic group.
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