scholarly journals PDE5 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Cardiovascular Complications

Endocrines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-101
Author(s):  
Federica Barbagallo ◽  
Federica Campolo ◽  
Edoardo Franceschini ◽  
Elena Crecca ◽  
Riccardo Pofi ◽  
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Pharmacological inhibition of Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) proved its efficacy treating several pathological conditions, such as erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension. Nowadays, its benefits on cardiovascular diseases are well documented, particularly in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM)-related cardiovascular complications. In this context, treatment of T2DM with PDE5 inhibitors, such as sildenafil, tadalafil or vardenafil ameliorates endothelial dysfunction both in patients and animal models through an augmented flow mediated dilation rate and an up-regulation of endothelial markers; it also reduces the inflammatory state by down-regulating inflammatory cytokines expression and improves diabetic cardiomyopathy and ischemia-reperfusion injury mainly through the activation of NO-cGMP-PKG pathway. The present review summarizes the state of art on PDE5 inhibition in the treatment of cardiovascular complications in T2DM.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhao Song ◽  
Yao Gong ◽  
Pei Tu ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Zhili Jin ◽  
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to analyze the expressions of long noncoding RNA(lncRNA) in rat with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) complicated with acute myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury(IRI). Methods Type 2 diabetic rats were induced by high calorie diet combined with streptozotocin. IRI rats models were established by the ligation and release of left anterior descending coronary artery(LAD). The expression levels of lncRNA and mRNA in myocardial tissues of rats were detected via high-throughput sequencing technology, and Gene Ontology analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis were performed. Result Transcriptome analyses were performed to show expression profiles of mRNAs and lncRNAs in myocardial tissues of diabetic rats with IRI. A total of 2,476 lncRNAs and 710 mRNAs were differentially expressed between operation group and sham operation group. Then, an mRNA-lncRNA coexpression network was constructed. Finally, the present study verified that TCONS_00036439、TCONS_00151548、TCONS_00153276、TCONS_00344188、TCONS_00277692、TCONS_00236469、TCONS_00236468、TCONS_00153290、TCONS_00360941、TCONS_00142622 were associated with the initiation and development of ischemia reperfusion injury. Then, an lncRNA-mRNA coexpression network was constructed. Conclusion There is differential expression of lncRNAs in myocardial IRI tissues of diabetic rats. Building gene regulation networks to find the nodal gene and lncRNA is useful for understanding the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with acute myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury and providing new therapy target.


2013 ◽  
Vol 304 (9) ◽  
pp. H1215-H1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridgette F. Peake ◽  
Chad K. Nicholson ◽  
Jonathan P. Lambert ◽  
Rebecca L. Hood ◽  
Hena Amin ◽  
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) therapy protects nondiabetic animals in various models of myocardial injury, including acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. Here, we sought to examine whether H2S therapy provides cardioprotection in the setting of type 2 diabetes. H2S therapy in the form of sodium sulfide (Na2S) beginning 24 h or 7 days before myocardial ischemia significantly decreased myocardial injury in db/db diabetic mice (12 wk of age). In an effort to evaluate the signaling mechanism responsible for the observed cardioprotection, we focused on the role of nuclear factor E2-related factor (Nrf2) signaling. Our results indicate that diabetes does not alter the ability of H2S to increase the nuclear localization of Nrf2, but does impair aspects of Nrf2 signaling. Specifically, the expression of NADPH quinine oxidoreductase 1 was increased after the acute treatment, whereas the expression of heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) was only increased after 7 days of treatment. This discrepancy was found to be the result of an increased nuclear expression of Bach1, a known repressor of HO-1 transcription, which blocked the binding of Nrf2 to the HO-1 promoter. Further analysis revealed that 7 days of Na2S treatment overcame this impairment by removing Bach1 from the nucleus in an Erk1/2-dependent manner. Our findings demonstrate for the first time that exogenous administration of Na2S attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in db/db mice, suggesting the potential therapeutic effects of H2S in treating a heart attack in the setting of type 2 diabetes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meiyao Wang ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Renwei Zhang ◽  
Shuaimei Zhang ◽  
Hongliang Feng ◽  
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Objectives: This present study aimed to examine the effects of adiponectin-transfected endothelial progenitor cells (LV-APN-EPCs) on cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to explore the underlying mechanisms.Methods: Seventy male Sprague–Dawley rats with T2DM were randomly divided into sham, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), LV-APN-EPCs, LV-EPCs, and EPCs groups. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was induced by the intraluminal suture method. After 1 h of reperfusion, the five interventions were performed by tail-vein injections. The modified neurological severity score (mNSS) was used to assess neurological function before and on days 1, 7, and 14 after MCAO. After 14 days, magnetic resonance imaging scanning, hematoxylin and eosin staining, terminal dUTP nick-end labeling staining, Western blotting analysis, cluster of differentiation (CD) 31 immunofluorescence, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to evaluate infarct rate, morphological damage, cell apoptosis, and microvessel density.Results: Compared with PBS, LV-EPCs, and EPCs groups, the LV-APN-EPCs group showed significantly lower mNSS score, lower infarct rate, and less morphological damage (all P < 0.05). In addition, compared with other groups, the LV-APN-EPCs group had significantly increased levels of B cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) protein, CD31+ microvessels, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and vascular endothelial growth factor, and decreased levels of Bcl-2-associated X protein and neuronal apoptosis in the peri-infarct cortex (all P < 0.05).Conclusion: These results suggest that LV-APN-EPCs exert protective effects against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury in T2DM rats by increasing angiogenesis.


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