The American Physiological Society awarded the article “Chronic, low-dose TMAO treatment reduces diastolic dysfunction and heart fibrosis in hypertensive rats”, describing research conducted under the supervision of Dr Marcin Ufnal from the Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology at the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM) with the APSselect.

The publication concerns the influence of TMAO – a compound found in fish and produced by intestinal bacteria, on the cardiovascular system in the hypertension model. Research on TMAO is financed from the resources of the National Science Center.

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