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CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
卷 85, 期 3, 页码 473-483出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp305
关键词
Type II diabetes; NF-kappa B; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress; Free radicals
资金
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [RO1 HL080544-01]
Aims Inflammatory molecules and their transcription factor, nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappa B), are thought to play important roles in diabetes-induced cardiac dysfunction. Here, we investigated the effects of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), a NF-kappa B inhibitor, in diabetic mice. Methods and results Obese db/db mice and heterozygous lean mice (n = 8) were allowed free access to drinking water (control) or water containing PDTC (100 mg/kg) for 20 weeks. Left ventricular (LV) function was measured using echocardiography at baseline and at study end. Mice were sacrificed and LV removed for gene expression, biochemical, immunofluorescence, and mitochondrial assays. LV and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide and peroxynitrite were measured using electron spin resonance spectroscopy. Enhanced NF-kappa B activity in db/db mice was associated with increased oxidative stress as demonstrated by increased ROS, superoxide, and peroxynitrite production, and increased NF-kappa B, gp91phox, and Nox1 expression; PDTC ameliorated these effects. Mitochondrial free radical production and structural damage were higher in the db/db group than in the control, db/db PDTC, and PDTC-treated heterozygous animal groups. Conclusion This study demonstrates that NF-kappa B blockade with PDTC mitigates oxidative stress and improves mitochondrial structural integrity directly, through down-regulation of increased oxygen-free radicals, thereby increasing ATP synthesis and thus restoring cardiac function in type II diabetes.
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