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SUBMITTER: Lau ES
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lau Emily S ES Liu Elizabeth E Paniagua Samantha M SM Sarma Amy A AA Zampierollo Giovanna G López Begoña B Díez Javier J Wang Thomas J TJ Ho Jennifer E JE
JACC. Basic to translational science 20210106 1
We investigated the effect of galectin-3 (Gal-3) inhibition with modified citrus pectin on markers of collagen metabolism in a proof-of-concept randomized placebo-controlled trial of participants with elevated Gal-3 levels and hypertension. Although higher Gal-3 levels were associated with female sex, diabetes, and reduced glomerular filtration rate in cross-sectional analyses, treatment with modified citrus pectin did not change collagen markers. The effect of Gal-3 inhibition among individuals ...[more]