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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2026

Sex differences in arterial stiffness in a rat model of type 1 diabetes.

Swasti Rastogi, Amanda A de Oliviera, Yingnan Zhai, Jessica Liaw, Linxia Gu, Kenia P Nunes

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Swasti RastogiLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States.
Amanda A de OlivieraLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States.
Yingnan ZhaiLaboratory of Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States.
Jessica LiawLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States.
Linxia GuLaboratory of Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States.
Kenia P NunesLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States.

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Background: Individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) exhibit elevated arterial stiffness and are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, both of which are sex dependent. However, whether sex differentially affects aortic structure at macro-, micro-, and nano-levels, which represent evaluations of the aorta at multiple scales, remains poorly understood. Therefore, we investigated sex-based differences in arterial stiffness by assessing pulse wave velocity (PWV), extracellular matrix remodeling, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) based medial-layer biomechanics in the aorta of a rat model of T1D. Methods: Male and female Sprague Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with streptozotocin (65 mg/kg) to induce T1D. After 4 weeks, arterial stiffness and vascular alterations were evaluated in aortas of both sexes across multiple levels. At the macro-level, Results: T1D increased Discussion: These findings suggest that sex differences in T1D-related arterial stiffness at the macro level are primarily associated with extracellular matrix remodeling rather than nanoscale vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness at this disease stage.

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arterial stiffnessatomic force microscopydiabetesextracellular matrixpulse wave velocitysex differences

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