“…The significant alterations of HDL cholesterol, free fatty acids, CEL, PAS staining, TGF- β precursor, Masson Trichrome staining, Bcl-2/Bax ratio, and partially vWF were reverted by pyridoxamine. In accordance with previous reports from our laboratory, MG administration during 8 weeks did not have significant alterations in body weight, glycemia, and HbA1c [1, 7]. Once no alterations were found in the glucose metabolism, the lesions observed after MG treatment are only due to direct MG effects.…”