Adverse effects of acrolein, a ubiquitous environmental toxicant, on muscle regeneration and mass

• Main Authors: Huang‐Jen Chen (Author), Ching‐Chia Wang (Author), Ding‐Cheng Chan (Author), Chen‐Yuan Chiu (Author), Rong‐Sen Yang (Author), Shing‐Hwa Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acrolein is an extremely electrophilic aldehyde. Increased urinary acrolein adducts have been found in type 2 diabetic patients and people with a smoking habit. The increased blood acrolein was shown in patients who received the cancer drug cyclophosphamide. Both diabetes and smo...