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Hojná S, Malínská H, Hüttl M, Vaňourková Z, Marková I, Miklánková D, Hrdlička J, Papoušek F, Neckář J, Kujal P, Behuliak M, Rauchová H, Kadlecová M, Sedmera D, Neffeová K, Zábrodská E, Olejníčková V, Zicha J, Vaněčková I. Hepatoprotective and cardioprotective effects of empagliflozin in spontaneously hypertensive rats fed a high-fat diet. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 174:116520. [PMID: 38581924 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024] Open
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A combination of liver and heart dysfunction worsens the prognosis of human survival. The aim of this study was to investigate whether empagliflozin (a sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitor) has beneficial effects not only on cardiac and renal function but also on hepatic function. Adult (6-month-old) male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were fed a high-fat diet (60% fat) for four months to induce hepatic steatosis and mild heart failure. For the last two months, the rats were treated with empagliflozin (empa, 10 mg.kg-1.day-1 in the drinking water). Renal function and oral glucose tolerance test were analyzed in control (n=8), high-fat diet (SHR+HF, n=10), and empagliflozin-treated (SHR+HF+empa, n=9) SHR throughout the study. Metabolic parameters and echocardiography were evaluated at the end of the experiment. High-fat diet feeding increased body weight and visceral adiposity, liver triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations, and worsened glucose tolerance. Although the high-fat diet did not affect renal function, it significantly worsened cardiac function in a subset of SHR rats. Empagliflozin reduced body weight gain but not visceral fat deposition. It also improved glucose sensitivity and several metabolic parameters (plasma insulin, uric acid, and HDL cholesterol). In the liver, empagliflozin reduced ectopic lipid accumulation, lipoperoxidation, inflammation and pro-inflammatory HETEs, while increasing anti-inflammatory EETs. In addition, empagliflozin improved cardiac function (systolic, diastolic and pumping) independent of blood pressure. The results of our study suggest that hepatoprotection plays a decisive role in the beneficial effects of empagliflozin in preventing the progression of cardiac dysfunction induced by high-fat diet feeding.
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- Silvie Hojná
- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Mechanisms of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure and Their Clinical Value. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2023; 81:4-14. [PMID: 36607775 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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ABSTRACT Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are widely used to treat diabetes mellitus. Abundant evidence has shown that SGLT2 inhibitors can reduce hospitalization for heart failure (HF) in patients with or without diabetes. An increasing number of studies are being conducted on the mechanisms of action of SGLT2 inhibitors in HF. Our review summarizes a series of clinical trials on the cardioprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of HF. We have summarized several classical SGLT2 inhibitors in cardioprotection research, including empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, ertugliflozin, and sotagliflozin. In addition, we provided a brief overview of the safety and benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors. Finally, we focused on the mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of HF, including ion-exchange regulation, volume regulation, ventricular remodeling, and cardiac energy metabolism. Exploring the mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors has provided insight into repurposing these diabetic drugs for the treatment of HF.
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Hojná S, Rauchová H, Malínská H, Marková I, Hüttl M, Papoušek F, Behuliak M, Miklánková D, Vaňourková Z, Neckář J, Kadlecová M, Kujal P, Zicha J, Vaněčková I. Antihypertensive and metabolic effects of empagliflozin in Ren-2 transgenic rats, an experimental non-diabetic model of hypertension. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 144:112246. [PMID: 34601191 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The new antidiabetic drugs, gliflozins, inhibit sodium-glucose transporter-2 in renal proximal tubules promoting glucose and sodium excretion. This leads not only to a significant improvement of glucose control but also to the reduction of blood pressure and body weight in both diabetic patients and experimental models. We examined whether these beneficial effects can also be achieved in a non-diabetic hypertensive model, namely in Ren-2 transgenic rats (TGR). Adult 6-month-old hypertensive TGR and their normotensive controls (Hannover Sprague-Dawley rats), were either untreated or treated with empagliflozin (10 mg/kg/day) for two months. Telemetric blood pressure monitoring, renal parameters as well as cardiac function via echocardiography were analyzed during the experiment. At the end of the study, the contribution of major vasoactive systems to blood pressure maintenance was studied. Metabolic parameters and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation were also analyzed. Empagliflozin had no effect on plasma glucose level but partially reduced blood pressure in TGR. Although food consumption was substantially higher in empagliflozin-treated TGR compared to the untreated animals, their body weight and the amount of epididymal and perirenal fat was decreased. Empagliflozin had no effect on proteinuria, but it decreased plasma urea, attenuated renal oxidative stress and temporarily increased urinary urea excretion. Several metabolic (hepatic triglycerides, non-esterified fatty acids, insulin) and inflammatory (TNF-α, leptin) parameters were also improved by empagliflozin treatment. By contrast, echocardiography did not reveal any effect of empagliflozin on cardiac function. In conclusion, empagliflozin exerted beneficial antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory and metabolic effects also in a non-diabetic hypertensive model.
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- Silvie Hojná
- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardio-Metabolic Research, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardio-Metabolic Research, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardio-Metabolic Research, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardio-Metabolic Research, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Das US, Paul A, Banerjee S. SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Egypt Heart J 2021; 73:93. [PMID: 34693498 PMCID: PMC8542524 DOI: 10.1186/s43044-021-00218-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Sodium - glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce blood glucose by inhibiting reabsorption of glucose from the proximal renal tubules. Initial studies showed that apart from reducing blood glucose they also reduce the combined endpoint of myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death, hospitalization from heart failure, and occurrence of renal failure in patients with known cardiovascular disease or at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have shown that these drugs also could be used in patients to treat heart failure or to slow the progression of renal failure, irrespective of whether the patients have diabetes or not. In this review, we discuss the clinical trial evidence for the use of SGLT2 inhibitors for the treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and for the prevention of heart failure in patients with diabetes who are at high risk of cardiovascular events. We also discuss the plausible mechanisms of action for the cardiovascular beneficial effects of SGLT2 inhibitors. EMPA-REG OUTCOME TRIAL, DECLARE-TIMI 58, CANVAS, VERTIS-CV studies have shown that SGLT2 inhibitors namely empagliflozin, dapagliflozin, canagliflozin and ertugliflozin reduce the chances of hospitalisation in patients who have cardiovascular disease or at high risk of cardiovascular disease. The DAPA-HF study and the EMPEROR-REDUCED TRIAL have further shown that Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin could be used to treat patients with heart failure, with or without diabetes. SGLT2 inhibitors provide us with a new armamentarium for treatment of patients with a triad of diabetes, heart or renal disease. Their mechanism of action in prevention or treatment of patients with heart failure however still remains speculative.
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- Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
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- Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, 58, Canal Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054 India
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Yurista SR, Silljé HHW, Nijholt KT, Dokter MM, van Veldhuisen DJ, de Boer RA, Westenbrink BD. Factor Xa Inhibition with Apixaban Does Not Influence Cardiac Remodelling in Rats with Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2021; 35:953-963. [PMID: 32458320 PMCID: PMC8452585 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-020-06999-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is considered to be a prothrombotic condition and it has been suggested that coagulation factors contribute to maladaptive cardiac remodelling via activation of the protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). We tested the hypothesis that anticoagulation with the factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor apixaban would ameliorate cardiac remodelling in rats with HF after myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were either subjected to permanent ligation of the left ascending coronary artery (MI) or sham surgery. The MI and sham animals were randomly allocated to treatment with placebo or apixaban in the chow (150 mg/kg/day), starting 2 weeks after surgery. Cardiac function was assessed using echocardiography and histological and molecular markers of cardiac hypertrophy were assessed in the left ventricle (LV). Apixaban resulted in a fivefold increase in anti-FXa activity compared with vehicle, but no overt bleeding was observed and haematocrit levels remained similar in apixaban- and vehicle-treated groups. After 10 weeks of treatment, LV ejection fraction was 42 ± 3% in the MI group treated with apixaban and 37 ± 2 in the vehicle-treated MI group (p > 0.05). Both vehicle- and apixaban-treated MI groups also displayed similar degrees of LV dilatation, LV hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis. Histological and molecular markers for pathological remodelling were also comparable between groups, as was the activity of signalling pathways downstream of the PAR1 receptor. CONCLUSION FXa inhibition with apixaban does not influence pathological cardiac remodelling after MI. These data do not support the use of FXa inhibitor in HF patients with the aim to amend the severity of HF. Graphical Abstract.
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- Salva R Yurista
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands.
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Balan I, Khayo T, Sultanova S, Lomakina Y. Overview of Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors for the Treatment of Non-diabetic Heart Failure Patients. Cureus 2021; 13:e17118. [PMID: 34527497 PMCID: PMC8434761 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome that results from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood, and results in low life quality and expectancy, creating a significant burden on the healthcare system. The pharmacological HF management has remained unchanged for a decade, however, several randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the potential clinical benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, an antidiabetic agent, by reducing the rate of hospitalizations for HF, cardiovascular death, and all-cause death. The cardioprotective effects are characterized by reduction of inflammatory, metabolic and ionic dyshomeostasis despite the diabetic status. Since the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in May 2020, SGLT2 inhibitors have been used mostly in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In this review article, we provide a comprehensive overview of the potential benefits, effectiveness, and safety profile of SGLT2 inhibitors used in HF patients with no history of diabetes mellitus.
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- Irina Balan
- Internal Medicine, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, MDA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, UKR
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- Medical Biology and Genetics, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, UKR
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Ibrahim NE, Januzzi JL. Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors and Insights from Biomarker Measurement in Heart Failure Patients. Clin Chem 2021; 67:79-86. [PMID: 33316036 DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several large trials have demonstrated cardiac benefits in patients with and without established cardiovascular disease treated with sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i). Most recently, in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the risk of worsening HF or cardiovascular death was lower among those who received dapagliflozin than among those who received placebo, regardless of the presence or absence of diabetes. Biomarkers may provide insight into understanding the mechanism of cardiovascular benefit observed in patients receiving SLGT2i. Several mechanisms have been proposed, including improvement in ventricular unloading due to the natriuretic effects, afterload reduction via reduction in blood pressure and improvement in vascular function, improvement in cardiac metabolism and bioenergetics, and reduction in cardiac fibrosis and necrosis, among others. CONTENT We discuss several animal and human studies on the effect of SGLT2i on various biomarkers. Modest reduction or blunting of rise over time in concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide, and N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide and reduction in high-sensitivity troponin has been observed in patients receiving SLGT2i. Concentrations of biomarkers such as sST2 and galectin-3 have been unchanged whereas inflammatory markers such as fibronectin 1, interleukin-6, matrix metalloproteinase 7, and tumor necrosis factor-1 are decreased with SGLT2i therapy. SUMMARY The effect of SLGT2i on various circulating biomarkers allows insight into the understanding of mechanisms of cardiovascular benefits with SGLT2i use. Further studies are needed to understand such mechanisms and to understand how biomarkers can be used for risk prediction and personalization of care in patients receiving SLGT2i.
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- Nasrien E Ibrahim
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Cardiology Division, Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, MA, USA
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Yurista SR, Matsuura TR, Silljé HHW, Nijholt KT, McDaid KS, Shewale SV, Leone TC, Newman JC, Verdin E, van Veldhuisen DJ, de Boer RA, Kelly DP, Westenbrink BD. Ketone Ester Treatment Improves Cardiac Function and Reduces Pathologic Remodeling in Preclinical Models of Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail 2020; 14:e007684. [PMID: 33356362 PMCID: PMC7819534 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.007684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Accumulating evidence suggests that the failing heart reprograms fuel metabolism toward increased utilization of ketone bodies and that increasing cardiac ketone delivery ameliorates cardiac dysfunction. As an initial step toward development of ketone therapies, we investigated the effect of chronic oral ketone ester (KE) supplementation as a prevention or treatment strategy in rodent heart failure models.
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- Salva R Yurista
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (S.R.Y., H.H.W.S., K.T.N., D.J.v.V., R.A.d.B., B.D.W.)
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (T.R.M., K.S.M., S.V.S., T.C.L., D.P.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (S.R.Y., H.H.W.S., K.T.N., D.J.v.V., R.A.d.B., B.D.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (S.R.Y., H.H.W.S., K.T.N., D.J.v.V., R.A.d.B., B.D.W.)
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (T.R.M., K.S.M., S.V.S., T.C.L., D.P.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (T.R.M., K.S.M., S.V.S., T.C.L., D.P.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (T.R.M., K.S.M., S.V.S., T.C.L., D.P.K.)
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- Division of Geriatrics, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Francisco (J.C.N., E.V.)
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- Division of Geriatrics, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Francisco (J.C.N., E.V.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (S.R.Y., H.H.W.S., K.T.N., D.J.v.V., R.A.d.B., B.D.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (S.R.Y., H.H.W.S., K.T.N., D.J.v.V., R.A.d.B., B.D.W.)
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (T.R.M., K.S.M., S.V.S., T.C.L., D.P.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (S.R.Y., H.H.W.S., K.T.N., D.J.v.V., R.A.d.B., B.D.W.)
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Zhang QQ, Li GQ, Zhong Y, Wang J, Wang AN, Zhou X, Mao XM. Empagliflozin improves chronic hypercortisolism-induced abnormal myocardial structure and cardiac function in mice. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2020; 11:2040622320974833. [PMID: 33294147 PMCID: PMC7705186 DOI: 10.1177/2040622320974833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background: Chronic exposure to excess glucocorticoids is frequently associated with a specific cardiomyopathy. Empagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has beneficial effects as it aids in the reduction of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of empagliflozin on chronic hypercortisolism-induced myocardial fibrosis and myocardial dysfunction in mice. Methods: Male C57BL/6J mice (6 weeks old) were randomized to control, corticosterone (CORT), and empagliflozin + CORT groups. After 4 weeks of administration, heart structure and function were evaluated by echocardiography, and peripheral blood and tissue samples were collected. Expressions of Ccl2, Itgax, Mrc1, and Adgre1 mRNA in heart tissue were evaluated by RT-PCR, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) protein expression were analyzed by Western blotting. Results: Empagliflozin effectively reduced body weight, liver triglyceride, visceral adipose volume, and uric acid in CORT-treated mice. Left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction were improved significantly, phosphorylated STAT3 and TLR4 were alleviated, and macrophage infiltration in the myocardium was inhibited after administration of empagliflozin in CORT-treated mice. Conclusion: Empagliflozin has beneficial effects on specific cardiomyopathy associated with CORT, and the results provide new evidence that empagliflozin might be a potential drug for the prevention of this disease.
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- Qing-Qing Zhang
- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 ChangLe St., Nanjing, 210006, China
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INTRODUCTION Preclinical, clinical, and population-based studies have provided evidence that anti-diabetic drugs affect bone metabolism and may affect the risk of fracture in diabetic patients. AREAS COVERED An overview of the skeletal effects of anti-diabetic drugs used in type 2 diabetes is provided. Searches on AdisInsight, PubMed, and Medline databases were conducted up to 1st July 2020. The latest evidence from randomized clinical trials and population-based studies on the skeletal safety of the most recent drugs (DPP-4i, GLP-1RA, and SGLT-2i) is provided. EXPERT OPINION Diabetic patients present with a higher risk of fracture for a given bone mineral density suggesting a role of bone quality in the etiology of diabetic fracture. Bone quality is difficult to assess in human clinical practice and the use of preclinical models provides valuable information on diabetic bone alterations. As several links have been established between bone and energy homeostasis, it is interesting to study the safety of anti-diabetic drugs on the skeleton. So far, evidence for the newest molecules suggests a neutral fracture risk, but further studies, especially in different types of patient populations (patients at risk or with history of cardiovascular disease, renal impairment, neuropathy) are required to fully appreciate this matter.
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- Guillaume Mabilleau
- Groupe Etude Remodelage Osseux et biomatériaux, GEROM, UPRES EA 4658, UNIV Angers, SFR ICAT 4208, Institut de Biologie en Santé , Angers, France
- Service Commun d'Imagerie et Analyses Microscopiques, SCIAM, UNIV Angers, SFR ICAT 4208, Institut de Biologie en Santé , Angers, France
- Bone pathology unit, Angers University hospital , Angers Cedex, France
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- Groupe Etude Remodelage Osseux et biomatériaux, GEROM, UPRES EA 4658, UNIV Angers, SFR ICAT 4208, Institut de Biologie en Santé , Angers, France
- Rheumatology department, Angers University Hospital , Angers Cedex, France
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Seferović PM, Fragasso G, Petrie M, Mullens W, Ferrari R, Thum T, Bauersachs J, Anker SD, Ray R, Çavuşoğlu Y, Polovina M, Metra M, Ambrosio G, Prasad K, Seferović J, Jhund PS, Dattilo G, Čelutkiene J, Piepoli M, Moura B, Chioncel O, Ben Gal T, Heymans S, Boer RA, Jaarsma T, Hill L, Lopatin Y, Lyon AR, Ponikowski P, Lainščak M, Jankowska E, Mueller C, Cosentino F, Lund L, Filippatos GS, Ruschitzka F, Coats AJ, Rosano GM. Sodium–glucose co‐transporter 2 inhibitors in heart failure: beyond glycaemic control. A position paper of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 22:1495-1503. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Petar M. Seferović
- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Belgrade Serbia
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- Heart Failure Unit, Clinical Cardiology University Hospital San Raffaele Milan Italy
| | - Mark Petrie
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences University of Glasgow Glasgow UK
| | - Wilfried Mullens
- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences BIOMED ‐ Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University Diepenbeek Belgium
- Department of Cardiology Ziekenhuis Oost Genk Belgium
| | - Roberto Ferrari
- Department of Cardiology and LTTA Centre University Hospital of Ferrara and Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, ES Health Science Foundation Cotignola Italy
| | - Thomas Thum
- Hannover Medical School Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies Hannover Germany
| | - Johann Bauersachs
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology Medical School Hannover Hannover Germany
| | - Stefan D. Anker
- Department of Cardiology (CVK) Berlin Institute of Health Centre for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT) Berlin Germany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
| | - Robin Ray
- Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basildon UK
| | - Yuksel Çavuşoğlu
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine Eskişehir Osmangazi University Eskişehir Turkey
| | - Marija Polovina
- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
- Department of Cardiology Clinical Centre of Serbia Belgrade Serbia
| | - Marco Metra
- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health University of Brescia Brescia Italy
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- United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency London UK
| | - Jelena Seferović
- Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia
- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Clinical Centre Belgrade Serbia
| | - Pardeep S. Jhund
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow Glasgow UK
| | - Giuseppe Dattilo
- Cardiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Messina Messina Italy
| | - Jelena Čelutkiene
- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University Vilnius Lithuania
| | - Massimo Piepoli
- Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology G. da Saliceto Hospital Piacenza Italy
| | - Brenda Moura
- Hospital das Forças Armadas and Cintesis‐ Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
| | - Ovidiu Chioncel
- University of Medicine Carol Davila Bucharest Romania
- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, ‘Prof. C.C. Iliescu’ Bucharest Romania
| | - Tuvia Ben Gal
- Department of Cardiology Rabin Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
| | - Stefan Heymans
- Maastricht University Medical Centre Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht Maastricht The Netherlands
| | - Rudolf A. Boer
- Department of Cardiology University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
| | - Tiny Jaarsma
- Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Science Linköping University Linköping Sweden
| | - Loreena Hill
- School of Nursing and Midwifery Queen's University Belfast Belfast UK
| | - Yuri Lopatin
- Volgograd State Medical University Regional Cardiology Centre Volgograd Volgograd Russia
| | - Alexander R. Lyon
- National Heart and Lung Institute Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital London UK
| | - Piotr Ponikowski
- Centre for Heart Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences Wrocław Medical University Wrocław Poland
| | - Mitja Lainščak
- Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Research and Education General Hospital Murska Sobota Murska Sobota Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia
| | - Ewa Jankowska
- Centre for Heart Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences Wrocław Medical University Wrocław Poland
| | - Christian Mueller
- Department of Cardiology Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
| | - Francesco Cosentino
- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
| | - Lars Lund
- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
| | - Gerasimos S. Filippatos
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, University Hospital Attikon Athens Greece
| | - Frank Ruschitzka
- Department of Cardiology University Heart Center Zürich Switzerland
| | - Andrew J.S. Coats
- Pharmacology, Centre of Clinical and Experimental Medicine IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana Rome Italy
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