Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 230, Issue -, Pages 19-27Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.05.051
Keywords
Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2; Ipragliflozin L-proline (PubChem CID: 57339444); Cardio-protective effect
Funding
- Astellas Pharma Inc., Japan
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Aims: We investigated the effect of the selective sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor ipragliflozin on cardiac dysfunction and histopathology in a non-diabetic rat model of cardiomyopathy. Main methods: Ipragliflozin was mixed with chow (0.01%, w/w) and administered to male DahlS.Z-Lepr(fa)/Lepr(fa)(DS/obese) rats for 8 weeks. Male DahlS.Z-Lepr(+)/Lepr(+) (DS/lean) rats of the same age were used as controls. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) were measured every 4 weeks. After 8 weeks of treatment, echocardiography and histopathological examinations were performed. Further, the effect of ipragliflozin on blood and urine parameters were investigated. Key findings: In the DS/obese rats, ipragliflozin delayed the age-related increase in SBP without affecting HR, reduced left ventricular (LV) mass and intraventricular septal thickness in echocardiography, and ameliorated hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes and LV fibrosis in histopathological examination. Although ipragliflozin significantly increased both urine volume and urinary glucose excretion in DS/obese rats, it did not alter plasma glucose levels. Significance: Ipragliflozin prevented LV hypertrophy and fibrosis in non-diabetic DS/obese rats without affecting plasma glucose levels. These findings suggest that SGLT2 inhibitors have a cardio-protective effect in non-diabetic patients with cardiomyopathy.
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