Streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemia in the mouse heart upregulates Pax6 and Tgf-β1 expression and their colocalization
This study demonstrates that streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia upregulates and promotes the colocalization of Pax6 and Tgf-β1 in the mouse heart, suggesting that this interaction drives fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation and contributes to diabetic cardiac dysfunction.