线粒体融合的小分子激活剂可以预防由母体糖尿病引起的先天性心脏缺陷

Guanglei Wang1, Wenhui Lu1, Wei-Bin Shen1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

概括

母亲糖尿病可以通过损害线粒体融合引起先天性心脏缺陷 (CHD). 激活剂,如teriflunomide和echinacoside显示在预防糖尿病怀孕中心血管疾病方面具有前途.

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