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Modeling and Evaluation of Murine Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Model
Published on: November 29, 2024
An Insight into the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Along with the Novel Potential Therapeutic Approaches
Himangi Vig1, A P Ravinandan2, Hunsur Nagendra Vishwas3
1Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (Pharmacy) NH2 Agra Kanpur Highway Kanpur, India.
Insights
Diabetic cardiomyopathy involves abnormal heart function in diabetes patients, increasing cardiovascular risks. New treatments like GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors show promise for managing this condition.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Molecular Biology
Background:
- Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a distinct cardiac dysfunction in diabetes, independent of other cardiovascular diseases.
- Diabetes patients face a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular mortality and heart failure.
Approach:
- This review synthesizes current literature on diabetic cardiomyopathy's pathophysiology and treatments.
- Research involved a comprehensive search of Google Scholar and publications from major scientific publishers.
Key Points:
- Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance drive cardiac remodeling, including left ventricular thickening and fibrosis, leading to diastolic dysfunction.
- Pathophysiology involves altered metabolism, impaired calcium handling, oxidative stress, inflammation, and advanced glycation end-product accumulation.
- Specific molecular and cellular irregularities contribute to the progression of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Conclusions:
- Antihyperglycemic agents are crucial for managing microvascular complications in diabetes.
- Emerging therapies like GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors offer direct cardiovascular benefits.
- Novel treatments, including miRNA and stem cell therapies, are under investigation for curing and preventing diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Background:
The existence of aberrant myocardial activity and function in the exclusion of those other cardiovascular events, such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and severe valve disease, is known as diabetic cardiomyopathy. Diabetes patients are much more prone to death from cardiovascular illnesses than from any other cause, and they also have a 2-5 fold higher likelihood of acquiring cardiac failure and other complications.
Objective:
In this review, the pathophysiology of diabetic cardiomyopathy is discussed, with an emphasis on the molecular and cellular irregularities that arise as the condition progresses, as well as existing and prospective future treatments.
Method:
The literature for this topic was researched utilizing Google Scholar as a search engine. Before compiling the review article, several research and review publications from various publishers, including Bentham Science, Nature, Frontiers, and Elsevier, were investigated.
Result:
The abnormal cardiac remodelling, marked by left ventricular concentric thickening and interstitial fibrosis contributing to diastolic impairment, is mediated by hyperglycemia, and insulin sensitivity. The pathophysiology of diabetic cardiomyopathy has been linked to altered biochemical parameters, decreased calcium regulation and energy production, enhanced oxidative damage and inflammation, and a build-up of advanced glycation end products.
Conclusion:
Antihyperglycemic medications are essential for managing diabetes because they successfully lower microvascular problems. GLP-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors have now been proven to benefit heart health by having a direct impact on the cardiomyocyte. To cure and avoid diabetic cardiomyopathy new medicines are being researched, including miRNA and stem cell therapies.
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