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Imperlini E, Mancini A, Orrù S, Vitucci D, Di Onofrio V, Gallè F, Valerio G, Salvatore G, Liguori G, Buono P, Alfieri A. Long-Term Recreational Football Training and Health in Aging. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17062087. [PMID: 32245237 PMCID: PMC7143141 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17062087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This narrative review aims to critically analyze the effects of exercise on health in aging. Here we discuss the main clinical and biomolecular modifications induced by long-term recreational football training in older subjects. In particular, the effects induced by long-term recreational football training on cardiovascular, metabolic and musculo-skeletal fitness, together with the modifications in the muscle expression of hallmarks related to oxidative metabolism, DNA repair and senescence suppression pathways and protein quality control mechanisms will be provided. All these topics will be debated also in terms of preventing non-communicable metabolic diseases, in order to achieve successful aging over time.
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technology, Università Parthenope, 80143 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
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- IRCCS SDN, 80143 Naples, Italy; (E.I.); (G.S.)
- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: (P.B.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, Università Parthenope, 80133 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (S.O.); (D.V.); (F.G.); (G.V.); (G.L.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: (P.B.); (A.A.)
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Pardali E, Dimmeler S, Zeiher AM, Rieger MA. Clonal hematopoiesis, aging, and cardiovascular diseases. Exp Hematol 2019; 83:95-104. [PMID: 31891750 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2019.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death worldwide. Many studies have provided evidence that both genetic and environmental factors induce atherosclerosis, leading thus to cardiovascular complications. Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, and aging is strongly associated with the development of atherosclerosis. Recent experimental evidence suggests that clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor that contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiac dysfunction and exacerbates cardiovascular diseases. CH is caused by somatic mutations in recurrent genes in hematopoietic stem cells, leading to the clonal expansion of mutated blood cell clones. Many of the mutated genes are known in the context of myeloid neoplasms. However, only some individuals carrying CH mutations develop hematologic abnormalities. CH is clearly age dependent and is not rare: at least 10%-20% of people >70 years old carry CH. The newly discovered association between myeloid leukemia-driver mutations and the progression of CVDs has raised medical interest. In this review, we summarize the current view on the contribution of CH in different cardiovascular diseases, CVD risk assessment, patient stratification, and the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Evangelia Pardali
- Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; Partner Site Rhine-Main, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Partner Site Rhine-Main, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany; Department of Medicine, Cardiology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Frankfurt Cancer Institute, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Ageing enhances the shedding of splenocyte microvesicles with endothelial pro-senescent effect that is prevented by a short-term intake of omega-3 PUFA EPA:DHA 6:1. Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 173:113734. [PMID: 31811867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ageing is associated with progressive endothelial senescence and dysfunction, and cardiovascular risk. Circulating endothelial microvesicles (MVs) are pro-senescent and pro-inflammatory endothelial effectors in acute coronary syndrome. Omega-3 PUFA intake was claimed beneficial in cardiovascular prevention. PURPOSE To investigate whether the intake of the omega-3 formulation EPA:DHA 6:1 by middle-aged and old rats reduces the shedding of pro-senescent microvesicles from cultured spleen leukocytes (SMVs) and clarify the underlying mechanisms in target coronary primary endothelial cells (ECs). METHODS Middle-aged male Wistar rats (M, 48-week old) received 500 mg/kg/d of either EPA:DHA 6:1, EPA:DHA 1:1, or vehicle (CTL) for 7 days, old rats (72-week old) for 14 days. Spleen-derived leukocytes were prepared and cultured for 24 h and MVs collected from supernatants (SMVs). Cultured ECs were prepared from freshly isolated porcine coronary arteries. Senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity (SA-β-gal) was assessed by C12FDG, protein expression by Western blot analysis, oxidative stress by dihydroethidium using confocal microscopy, and procoagulant MVs by prothrombinase assay. The pro-senescent potential of SMVs from middle-aged rats (M-SMVs) was analyzed by comparison with young (Y, 12-week) and old (O) rats. RESULTS The shedding of SMVs significantly increased with age and was inhibited by EPA:DHA 6:1 intake that also prevented ROS accumulation in spleen. Incubation of ECs with 10 nM SMVs from middle-aged and old but not those from young rats induced premature senescence after 48 h. The pro-senescent effect of M-SMVs was prevented by Losartan and associated with endothelial oxidative stress. M-SMVs induced an up-regulation of senescence markers (p16, p21, p53), pro-atherothrombotic (VCAM-1, ICAM-1, tissue factor) and pro-inflammatory markers (pNF-κB, COX-2) and proteins of the angiotensin system (ACE, AT1-R). Conversely, endothelial NO synthase was down-regulated. Intake of EPA:DHA 1:1 and 6:1 by middle-aged rats decreased SMV shedding by 14% and 24%, respectively. Only EPA:DHA 6:1 intake abolished the M-SMVs-induced endothelial senescence and reduced the pro-senescent action of O-SMVs by 45%. Protection of ECs was not observed in response to SMVs from EPA:DHA 1:1 treated rats. CONCLUSION Ingestion of EPA:DHA 6:1 by middle-aged or old rats, respectively abolished or limited both the shedding of SMVs and their pro-senescent, pro-thrombotic and pro-inflammatory effects in ECs, most likely by triggering the local angiotensin system. EPA:DHA 6:1 may help to delay ageing-related endothelial dysfunction.
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Vecoli C, Borghini A, Pulignani S, Mercuri A, Turchi S, Picano E, Andreassi MG. Independent and Combined Effects of Telomere Shortening and mtDNA 4977 Deletion on Long-term Outcomes of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20215508. [PMID: 31694204 PMCID: PMC6862167 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aging is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease, resulting in a progressive organ and cell decline. This study evaluated a possible joint impact of two emerging hallmarks of aging, leucocyte telomere length (LTL) and common mitochondrial DNA deletion (mtDNA4977), on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and all-cause mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We studied 770 patients (673 males, 64.8 ± 8.3 years) with known or suspected stable CAD. LTL and mtDNA4977 deletion were assessed in peripheral blood using qRT-PCR. During a median follow-up of 5.4 ± 1.2 years, MACEs were 140 while 86 deaths were recorded. After adjustments for confounding risk factors, short LTLs and high mtDNA4977 deletion levels acted independently as predictors of MACEs (HR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.2-3.9, p = 0.01 and HR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.9, p = 0.04; respectively) and all-cause mortality events (HR: 2.1, 95% CI: 1.1-4.6, p = 0.04 and HR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.1-4.9, p = 0.02; respectively). Patients with both short LTLs and high mtDNA4977 deletion levels had an increased risk for MACEs (HR: 4.3; 95% CI: 1.9-9.6; p = 0.0006) and all-cause mortality (HR: 6.0; 95% CI: 2.0-18.4; p = 0.001). The addition of mtDNA4977 deletion to a clinical reference model was associated with a significant net reclassification improvement (NRI = 0.18, p = 0.01). Short LTL and high mtDNA4977 deletion showed independent and joint predictive value on adverse cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality in patients with CAD. These findings strongly support the importance of evaluating biomarkers of physiological/biological age, which can predict disease risk and mortality more accurately than chronological age.
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- Cecilia Vecoli
- Correspondence: (C.V.); (M.G.A.); Tel.: +39-050-3152688 (C.V.); +39-050-3152628 (M.G.A.); Fax: +39 050 3152166 (M.G.A.)
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- Correspondence: (C.V.); (M.G.A.); Tel.: +39-050-3152688 (C.V.); +39-050-3152628 (M.G.A.); Fax: +39 050 3152166 (M.G.A.)
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Ruíz-Vera T, Ochoa-Martínez ÁC, Zarazúa S, Carrizales-Yáñez L, Pérez-Maldonado IN. Circulating miRNA-126, -145 and -155 levels in Mexican women exposed to inorganic arsenic via drinking water. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 67:79-86. [PMID: 30769280 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The aim of this research was to investigate circulating expression levels of three miRNAs (miR-126, miR-155, and miR-145) proposed as predictive CVD biomarkers in Mexican women exposed to inorganic arsenic via drinking water. Mean UAs concentration of 19.5 ± 14.0 μg/g creatinine was found after urine samples were analyzed (n = 105). Significant associations between UAs levels and serum expression levels of miR-155 (p < 0.05) and miR-126 (p < 0.05) were observed after adjustment for assessed co-variables. Alterations in the serum expression levels of miR-155 and miR-126 may be associated with the onset and development of cardiovascular diseases, hence miRNAs could be proposed as prognostic CVD biomarkers. Data found in this study are of concern and risk reduction plans are necessary for the assessed communities to prevent cardiovascular events in this population of women.
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- Tania Ruíz-Vera
- Laboratorio de Toxicología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Zona Media, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Rio-verde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Aplicada en Ambiente y Salud (CIAAS), Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Zona Media, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Rio-verde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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Wierich MC, Schipke J, Brandenberger C, Abdellatif M, Eisenberg T, Madeo F, Sedej S, Mühlfeld C. Cardioprotection by spermidine does not depend on structural characteristics of the myocardial microcirculation in aged mice. Exp Gerontol 2019; 119:82-88. [PMID: 30703435 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIMS Ageing is associated with cardiovascular disease and reduced cardiac function. This cardiac functional decline is accompanied by cardiac remodeling and alterations in cardiomyocyte composition. Recently, it was shown that the natural polyamine spermidine preserves cardiac function and cardiomyocyte composition in old mice. As cardiac function critically relies on blood supply, we tested whether spermidine has also beneficial effects on ageing-associated changes of the myocardial microcirculation. METHODS Using transmission electron microscopy, the left ventricular capillaries of young (4-months old) and aged (24-months old) C57BL/6J male mice were investigated by stereology. Aged mice were subdivided into an untreated group and a group that was fed spermidine late in life for 6 months. Specifically, total volume, surface area and length of capillaries as well as endothelial thickness were estimated. Additionally, the total length of precapillary arterioles was assessed. The protein level of VEGF-A was measured using Western blot. RESULTS Ageing was associated with whole heart and left ventricular hypertrophy. All total capillary-related values (including volume, surface area and length) were significantly higher in 24-month-old mice compared with 4-month-old mice. Moreover, VEGF-A expression was significantly enhanced in aged mice. The mean thickness of the endothelium was not different, but the mean area of myocardium supplied by capillaries was smaller in old mice. Spermidine treatment had no significant effect on the ageing-associated structural changes or VEGF-A expression. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, in the left ventricles of aged mice the growth of capillaries and arterioles supplying cardiomyocytes were in proportion to whole organ hypertrophy. Spermidine had no effect on quantitative characteristics of capillaries or arterioles, suggesting that the beneficial effects of spermidine on the ageing heart do not depend on the quantitative structural characteristics of the microcirculation which does not exclude potential functional differences between the groups.
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- Marie-Christin Wierich
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence REBIRTH (From Regenerative Biology to Reconstructive Therapy), Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence REBIRTH (From Regenerative Biology to Reconstructive Therapy), Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; BioTechMed, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; BioTechMed, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence REBIRTH (From Regenerative Biology to Reconstructive Therapy), Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany.
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Role of miRNA in the Regulatory Mechanisms of Estrogens in Cardiovascular Ageing. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:6082387. [PMID: 30671171 PMCID: PMC6317101 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6082387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases are a worldwide health problem and are the leading cause of mortality in developed countries. Together with experimental data, the lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases in women than in men of reproductive age points to the influence of sex hormones at the cardiovascular level and suggests that estrogens play a protective role against cardiovascular disease and that this role is also modified by ageing. Estrogens affect cardiovascular function via their specific estrogen receptors to trigger gene expression changes at the transcriptional level. In addition, emerging studies have proposed a role for microRNAs in the vascular effects mediated by estrogens. miRNAs regulate gene expression by repressing translational processes and have been estimated to be involved in the regulation of approximately 30% of all protein-coding genes in mammals. In this review, we highlight the current knowledge of the role of estrogen-sensitive miRNAs, and their influence in regulating vascular ageing.
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Dziubak A, Wójcicka G, Wojtak A, Bełtowski J. Metabolic Effects of Metformin in the Failing Heart. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19102869. [PMID: 30248910 PMCID: PMC6213955 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19102869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Accumulating evidence shows that metformin is an insulin-sensitizing antidiabetic drug widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which can exert favorable effects on cardiovascular risk and may be safely used in patients with heart failure (HF), and even able to reduce the incidence of HF and to reduce HF mortality. In failing hearts, metformin improves myocardial energy metabolic status through the activation of AMP (adenosine monophosphate)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism. By increasing nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, limiting interstitial fibrosis, reducing the deposition of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), and inhibiting myocardial cell apoptosis metformin reduces cardiac remodeling and hypertrophy, and thereby preserves left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions. While a lot of preclinical and clinical studies showed the cardiovascular safety of metformin therapy in diabetic patients and HF, to confirm observed benefits, the specific large-scale trials configured for HF development in diabetic patients as a primary endpoints are necessary.
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- Aleksandra Dziubak
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Lubin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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