Alpha-Linolenic Acid Exerts an Endothelial Protective Effect against High Glucose Injury via PI3K/Akt Pathway

Wei Zhang; Rong Li; Jia Li; Wenqing Wang; Ru Tie; Fei Tian; Xiangyan Liang; Wenjuan Xing; Yong He; Liang Yu; Miaomiao Xi; Siwang Wang; Qiangsun Zheng; Haifeng Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068489

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Alpha-Linolenic Acid Exerts an Endothelial Protective Effect against High Glucose Injury via PI3K/Akt Pathway

Wei Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wei Zhang, Rong Li, Jia Li, Wenqing Wang

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, Tangdu hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China, Experiment Teaching Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Rong Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wei Zhang, Rong Li, Jia Li, Wenqing Wang

Affiliation Department of Geratology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Jia Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wei Zhang, Rong Li, Jia Li, Wenqing Wang

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Wenqing Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wei Zhang, Rong Li, Jia Li, Wenqing Wang

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Ru Tie,

Affiliation Experiment Teaching Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Fei Tian,

Affiliation Experiment Teaching Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Xiangyan Liang,

Affiliation Experiment Teaching Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Wenjuan Xing,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Yong He,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tangdu hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Liang Yu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tangdu hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Miaomiao Xi,

Affiliation Department Pharmacy, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Siwang Wang,

Affiliation Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Qiangsun Zheng ,

* E-mail: hfzhang@fmmu.edu.cn (HZ); tdxznk01@hotmail.com (QZ)

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tangdu hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Haifeng Zhang

* E-mail: hfzhang@fmmu.edu.cn (HZ); tdxznk01@hotmail.com (QZ)

Affiliation Experiment Teaching Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Alpha-Linolenic Acid Exerts an Endothelial Protective Effect against High Glucose Injury via PI3K/Akt Pathway

Wei Zhang,
Rong Li,
Jia Li,
Wenqing Wang,
Ru Tie,
Fei Tian,
Xiangyan Liang,
Wenjuan Xing,
Yong He,
Liang Yu

Published: July 5, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068489

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