Does blockade of CCL2/CCR2 signalling ameliorate diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice?
Blockade of CCL2/CCR2 signalling by RS102895 ameliorates diabetic nephropathy not only by improving blood glucose levels but also by preventing CCL2/CCR2 signalling from altering renal nephrin and VEGF expressions through blocking macrophage infiltration, inflammation and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic mice.
Long-term freewheel training preserves the intestinal lymphocyte cytokine and apoptotic protein responses in older mice similar to that previously reported for young animals. Older NWR (untrained) mice have blunted responsiveness (cytokines and apoptotic protein expression) after acute exercise suggestive of immunosenescence.