Glycated ACE2 reduces anti-remodeling effects of renin-angiotensin system inhibition in human diabetic hearts

Background High glycated-hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels correlated with an elevated risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes despite renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibition in type-2 diabetic (T2DM) patients with reduced ejection fraction. Using the routine biopsies of non-T2DM heart transplanted (HTX) in T2DM recipients, we evaluated whether the diabetic milieu modulates glycosylated ACE2 (GlycACE2) levels in cardiomyocytes, known to be affected by non-enzymatic glycosylation, and the relationship with glycemic control. Objectives We investigated the possible effects of GlycACE2 on the anti-remodeling pathways of the RAS inhibitors by evaluating the levels of Angiotensin (Ang) 1–9, Ang 1–7, and Mas receptor (MasR), Nuclear-factor of activated T-cells (NFAT), and fibrosis in human hearts. Methods We evaluated 197 first HTX recipients (107 non-T2DM, 90 T2DM). All patients were treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) at hospital discharge. Patients underwent clinical evaluation (metabolic status, echocardiography, coronary CT-angiography, and endomyocardial biopsies). Biopsies were used to evaluate ACE2, GlycACE2, Ang 1–9, Ang 1–7, MasR, NAFT, and fibrosis. Results GlycACE2 was higher in T2DM compared tonon-T2DM cardiomyocytes. Moreover, reduced expressions of Ang 1–9, Ang 1–7, and MasR were observed, suggesting impaired effects of RAS-inhibition in diabetic hearts. Accordingly, biopsies from T2DM recipients showed higher fibrosis than those from non-T2DM recipients. Notably, the expression of GlycACE2 in heart biopsies was strongly dependent on glycemic control, as reflected by the correlation between mean plasma HbA1c, evaluated quarterly during the 12-month follow-up, and GlycACE2 expression. Conclusion Poor glycemic control, favoring GlycACE2, may attenuate the cardioprotective effects of RAS-inhibition. However, the achievement of tight glycemic control normalizes the anti-remodeling effects of RAS-inhibition. Trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ NCT03546062..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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Cardiovascular diabetology - 21(2022), 1 vom: 05. Aug.

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Englisch

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Marfella, Raffaele [VerfasserIn]
D’Onofrio, Nunzia [VerfasserIn]
Mansueto, Gelsomina [VerfasserIn]
Grimaldi, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Trotta, Maria Consiglia [VerfasserIn]
Sardu, Celestino [VerfasserIn]
Sasso, Ferdinando Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Scisciola, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Amarelli, Cristiano [VerfasserIn]
Esposito, Salvatore [VerfasserIn]
D’Amico, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Golino, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
De Feo, Marisa [VerfasserIn]
Signoriello, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Paolisso, Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Gallinoro, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Vanderheyden, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Maiello, Ciro [VerfasserIn]
Balestrieri, Maria Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Barbato, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Napoli, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Paolisso, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diabetes
Diabetic cardiomyopathy
HbA1c
Heart transplantation
RAS-inhibition therapy

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doi:

10.1186/s12933-022-01573-x

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OLC2131585691