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Publication Name World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID 88354
Country/Territory China
Category Endocrinology & Metabolism
Manuscript Type Basic Study
Article Title Empagliflozin ameliorates diabetic cardiomyopathy probably via activating AMPK/PGC-1a and inhibiting the RhoA/ROCK pathway
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Na Li, Qiu-Xiao Zhu, Gui-Zhi Li, Ting Wang and Hong Zhou
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Health Commission of Hebei Province 20210196
S&T Program of Hebei 22377726D
Corresponding Author Hong Zhou, PhD, Chief Physician, Doctor, Department of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215, Heping West Road, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China. zhoubs2013@163.com
Key Words Empagliflozin; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; AMPK; ROCK; Apoptosis; Oxidative stress
Core Tip We established a diabetic cardiomyopathy model in db/db mice and treated the mice with empagliflozin for 8 wk, and found that empagliflozin observably improved cardiac function in diabetic mice, which was maybe related to activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1a) and inhibition of the RhoA/ROCK pathway. In order to exclude the effects of metabolic improvement on the heart in vivo, in vitro experiment in high glucose conditions was performed. The results confirmed that the anti-oxidative stress and anti-apoptotic effects of empagliflozin on cardiomyocytes were achieved by activating AMPK/PGC-1a and inhibiting ROCK. Furthermore, the effects were independent of sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT)2 inhibition as no SGLT2 expression was detected on cardiomyocytes.
Citation Li N, Zhu QX, Li GZ, Wang T, Zhou H. Empagliflozin ameliorates diabetic cardiomyopathy probably via activating AMPK/PGC-1 and inhibiting the RhoA/ROCK pathway. World J Diabetes 2023; In press
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