EFFECTS OF AMINOGUANIDINE ON DERMAL COLLAGEN STRUCTURE AND TGF-BETA EXPRESSION IN STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS


YAVUZ D., BOZKURT S., Aydin H., Ersoz O., Demirkesen C., Akalin S.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.18, no.2, pp.76-80, 2005 (ESCI, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.76-80
  • Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Skin, Aminoguanidine
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aminoguanidine treatment on dermal extracellular matrix protein expression and collagen structure in a diabetic rat model.