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PPAR-Gamma Activation May Inhibit the In Vivo Degeneration of Bioprosthetic Aortic and Aortic Valve Grafts under Diabetic Conditions.

Shintaro KatahiraYukiharu SugimuraSophia GruppRobin DoeppJessica Isabel SeligMareike BarthArtur LichtenbergPayam Akhyari
Published in: International journal of molecular sciences (2021)
Under diabetic conditions, pioglitazone leads to elevated circulating levels of adiponectin and to an inhibition of bioprosthetic graft degeneration, including lower expression of chondro-osteogenic genes, decreased media proliferation, and inhibited graft calcification in a small-animal model of DM.
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