A novel diabetes mellitus mouse model, MAFA-deficient and beta cell-specific MAFK-overexpressing hybrid transgenic mice, developed severe diabetic nephropathy and improved with TCV-116 (candesartan cilexetil) treatment. [electronic resource]
- Experimental animals 2012
- 49-57 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1881-7122
10.1538/expanim.61.49 doi
8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers--therapeutic use Animals Benzimidazoles--therapeutic use Biphenyl Compounds--therapeutic use Deoxyguanosine--analogs & derivatives Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental--genetics Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2--physiopathology Diabetic Nephropathies--drug therapy Disease Models, Animal Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Humans Kidney--pathology Maf Transcription Factors, Large--genetics MafK Transcription Factor--genetics Male Mice Mice, Transgenic Nephrectomy Tetrazoles--therapeutic use