Upregulation of circulating levels of receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) in obese rats may protect against ectopic fat accumulation in the heart

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; laboratory of Molecular Pathology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
• ² Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
• ³ Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
• ⁴ Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
• ⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Service of Laboratory Medicine1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.