Research Article - (2016) Volume 5, Issue 1

Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 on Arteriovenous Fistula Remodelling and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switching in Diabetic Rats

Jun-Neng Roan1,2, Wei-Kung Tseng3, Chwan-Yau Luo2, Ping-Chia Li4, Wei-Hung Lin1, Yau-Sheng Tsai1 and Chen-Fuh Lam5*
1Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, E-mail: lamcf@mail.tzu.edu.tw
2Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, E-mail: lamcf@mail.tzu.edu.tw
3Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University (Yanchao Campus), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, E-mail: lamcf@mail.tzu.edu.tw
4Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University (Yanchao Campus), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, E-mail: lamcf@mail.tzu.edu.tw
5Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital and Tzu-Chi University School of Medicine, Hualien, Taiwan, E-mail: lamcf@mail.tzu.edu.tw
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