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Sotagliflozin attenuates cardiac dysfunction and remodeling in myocardial infarction rats
Peng Zhong1, Jingjing Zhang1, Yanzhao Wei1
1Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Objective:
Sotagliflozin is a dual sodium-glucose co-transporter-1 and 2 (SGLT1/2) inhibitor with selectivity towards SGLT2. Previous studies showed that SGLT2 inhibitors can improve cardiac function and reduce myocardial infarction size in animal models of myocardial infarction (MI). However, it remains unknown whether the dual inhibition of SGLT1/2 by sotagliflozin has beneficial effects in this context. In this study, we investigated the potential cardioprotective effects of sotagliflozin in an animal model of MI.
Methods:
Sprague Dawley (SD) rats underwent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation or sham ligation then were randomly assigned to receive either sotagliflozin (10 mg/kg) or vehicle via intraperitoneal injection. Fourteen days post-MI, we assessed cardiac function using echocardiography and evaluated histological and molecular markers of cardiac remodeling and inflammation in the left ventricle.
Results:
Our findings indicate that sotagliflozin treatment resulted in improved cardiac function and reduced infarct size compared with the vehicle-treated group. Additionally, sotagliflozin improved cardiac remodeling as shown by the decreased cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac apoptosis in the post-MI heart. Mechanistically, an apparent reduction in the cardiac inflammatory response in sotagliflozin-treated hearts was observed in the post-MI rats.
Conclusion:
Overall, our results suggest that sotagliflozin may have cardioprotective effects against myocardial infarction.
