Follistatin Attenuates Myocardial Fibrosis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy via the TGF-β-Smad3 Pathway

• Main Authors: Yinhui Wang (Author), Kun Yu (Author), Chengcheng Zhao (Author), Ling Zhou (Author), Jia Cheng (Author), Dao Wen Wang (Author), Chunxia Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Follistatin (FST) is an endogenous protein that irreversibly inhibits TGF-β superfamily members and plays an anti-fibrotic role in other diseases. However, the role of FST in diabetic cardiomyopathy remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of FST on diabetic cardiomyopathy. The ex...