Sodium-myoinositol cotransporter-1, SMIT1, mediates the production of reactive oxygen species induced by hyperglycemia in the heart

Van Steenbergen, A; Balteau, M; Ginion, A; Ferte, L; Battault, S; de Ravenstein, CD; Balligand, JL; Daskalopoulos, EP; Gilon, P; Despa, F; Despa, S; Vanoverschelde, JL; Horman, S; Koepsell, H; Berry, G; Hue, L; Bertrand, L; Beauloye, C

Beauloye, C (reprint author), Catholic Univ Louvain, Inst Rech Expt & Clin, Pole Rech Cardiovasc, Brussels, Belgium.; Beauloye, C (reprint author), Clin Univ St Luc, Div Cardiol, Brussels, Belgium.

Scientific Reports, 2017; 7 ( ):

Abstract

Hyperglycemia (HG) stimulates the production of reactive oxygen species in the heart through activation of NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2). This production is ......

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