What was studied?
A diet-plus-chemical diabetes model was used to examine systemic markers and inflammasome-associated proteins in rat hearts.
What did the researchers report?
MOTS-c-treated animals showed lower selected inflammatory markers and reduced staining for several inflammasome components in ventricular tissue.
What are the limits?
Inflammatory marker changes do not establish fewer clinical cardiovascular events. The chemically induced animal model and its experimental intervention limit translation.
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