Journal
CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-019-0816-2
Keywords
Type 2 diabetes mellitus; SGLT2; Empagliflozin; Oxidative stress; Myocardial fibrosis
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81470187, 31800722]
- Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin [15ZXHLSY00460, 18JCYBJC26100, 18JCZDJC35500]
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BackgroundHyperglycaemia associated with myocardial oxidative stress and fibrosis is the main cause of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor has recently been reported to improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes in an insulin-independent manner. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of empagliflozin on myocardium injury and the potential mechanism in type 2 diabetic KK-Ay mice.MethodsThirty diabetic KK-Ay mice were administered empagliflozin (10mg/kg/day) by oral gavage daily for 8weeks. After 8weeks, heart structure and function were evaluated by echocardiography. Oxidants and antioxidants were measured and cardiac fibrosis was analysed using immunohistochemistry, Masson's trichrome stain and Western blot.ResultsResults showed that empagliflozin improved diabetic myocardial structure and function, decreased myocardial oxidative stress and ameliorated myocardial fibrosis. Further study indicated that empagliflozin suppressed oxidative stress and fibrosis through inhibition of the transforming growth factor /Smad pathway and activation of Nrf2/ARE signaling.ConclusionsGlycaemic control with empagliflozin significantly ameliorated myocardial oxidative stress injury and cardiac fibrosis in diabetic mice. Taken together, these results indicate that the empagliflozin is a promising agent for the prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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