Effects of Pioglitazone on Increases in Visceral Fat Accumulation and Oxidative Stress in Spontaneously Hypertensive Hyperlipidemic Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet and Sucrose Solution

• Main Authors: Ryo Saiki (Author), Masako Okazaki (Author), Shinichi Iwai (Author), Toshio Kumai (Author), Shinichi Kobayashi (Author), Katsuji Oguchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We examined oxidative stress and metabolic characteristics of the spontaneously hypertensive hyperlipidemic rat (SHHR) when it was fed a high-fat diet and sucrose solution (HFDS) after NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester ingestion to develop a rat model of metabolic syndrome. This study was carried out...