Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 672-678 , September 2011

Olmesartan, a novel angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, reduces severity of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice associated with reducing superoxide production

  • K. Shimada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • T. Murayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • M. Yokode

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • T. Kita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • M. Fujita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • C. Kishimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 (075) 751 3197; fax: +81 (075) 751 4281.

Received 21 October 2009 ,Revised 10 December 2009 ,Accepted 31 December 2009.

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 Supported in part by research grants from The Univers Foundation, Chiyoda Kenko Organization, The Nakatomi Foundation, and Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture (18596772).

PII: S0939-4753(10)00015-3

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.12.016

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 672-678 , September 2011