Canagliflozin protects diabetic cardiomyopathy by mitigating fibrosis and preserving the myocardial integrity with improved mitochondrial function

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Sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are approved antidiabetic drugs with a beneficial effect on reducing major adverse cardiac events and heart failure hospitalization. Among them, canagliflozin has the least selectivity toward SGLT-2 over the SGLT-1 isoform. Canagliflozin can inhibit SGLT-1 at therapeutic levels; however, the underlying molecular mechanism is not understood. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of canagliflozin on SGLT1 expression in an animal model of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and its associated effects. In vivo studies were carried out in the most clinically relevant high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced type-2 diabetes model of diabetic cardiomyopathy, and in vitro studies were performed using cultured rat cardiomyocytes stimulated with high glucose and palmitic acid. DCM was induced in male Wistar rats for 8 weeks with or without 10 mg/kg canagliflozin treatment. At the end of the study, systemic and molecular characteristics were measured using immunofluorescence, quantitative RT‒PCR, immunoblotting, histology, and FACS analysis. SGLT-1 expression was upregulated in DCM hearts and was associated with fibrosis, apoptosis, and hypertrophy. Canagliflozin treatment attenuated these changes. The histological evaluation showed improved myocardial structure, and in vitro results revealed improved mitochondrial quality and biogenesis after canagliflozin treatment. In conclusion, canagliflozin protects the DCM heart by inhibiting myocardial SGLT-1 and associated hypertrophy, fibrosis, and apoptosis. Thus, developing novel pharmacological inhibitors targeting SGLT-1 could be a better strategy for treating DCM and associated cardiovascular complications.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:949

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European journal of pharmacology - 949(2023) vom: 15. Juni, Seite 175720

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dasari, Deepika [VerfasserIn]
Goyal, Srashti Gopal [VerfasserIn]
Penmetsa, Anuhya [VerfasserIn]
Sriram, Dharmarajan [VerfasserIn]
Dhar, Arti [VerfasserIn]

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0SAC974Z85
Apoptosis
Canagliflozin
Fibrosis
Hypertrophy
Journal Article
NHE-1
Type-2 diabetes

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Date Completed 08.05.2023

Date Revised 08.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175720

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NLM355592819