Iron scavenging and suppression of collagen cross-linking underlie antifibrotic effects of carnosine in the heart with obesity

• Main Authors: Islam A. Berdaweel (Author), T. Blake Monroe (Author), Amany A. Alowaisi (Author), Jolonda C. Mahoney (Author), I-Chau Liang (Author), Kaitlyn A. Berns (Author), Dylan Gao (Author), Jared M. McLendon (Author), Ethan J. Anderson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Oral consumption of histidyl dipeptides such as l-carnosine has been suggested to promote cardiometabolic health, although therapeutic mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We recently reported that oral consumption of a carnosine analog suppressed markers of fibrosis in liver of obese mice, bu...