In C57BL/6 mice, exendin‑4 inhibited monocyte adhesion in the aorta.
In plain wordsIn mice, exendin‑4 reduced monocyte adhesion in the aorta.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- DecreaseAortic monocyte adhesion
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
C57BL/6 mice- Outcome group
- Inflammation markers · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- 300 pmol/kg/day or 24 nmol/kg/day · continuous infusionAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
Treatment with exendin-4 significantly inhibited monocytic adhesion in the aortas of C57BL/6 mice without affecting metabolic parameters.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
After continuous infusion of low (300 pmol . kg(-1) . day(-1)) or high (24 nmol . kg(-1) . day(-1)) dose of exendin-4 in C57BL/6 or apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (apoE(-/-)), we evaluated monocyte adhesion to the endothelia of thoracic aorta and arteriosclerotic lesions around the aortic valve.