Pioglitazone Improves In Vitro Viability and Function of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Individuals with Impaired Glucose Tolerance

• Valentina Spigoni ,

  * E-mail: alessandra.deicas@unipr.it

  Affiliation Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

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• Angela Picconi,

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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• Monia Cito,

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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• Valentina Ridolfi,

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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• Sabrina Bonomini,

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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• Chiara Casali,

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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• Ivana Zavaroni,

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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• Luigi Gnudi,

  Affiliation Cardiovascular Division, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

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• Marco Metra,

  Affiliation Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

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• Alessandra Dei Cas

  Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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