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SGLT2 inhibitors protect against diabetic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation through a CaMKII independent mechanism.
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BioRxiv : the preprint server for biology [bioRxiv] 2024 Sep 23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 23. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) has been implicated as an important mediator of the increasingly evident cardioprotective benefits exerted by sodium-glucose transport protein 2 channel inhibitors (SGLT2i). However, the exact nature of the relationship between CaMKII and SGLT2i remains unclear. Here, we find that empagliflozin but not dapagliflozin attenuated susceptibility to atrial fibrillation (AF) in a type 2 diabetic (T2D) mouse model. However, both empagliflozin and dapagliflozin protected from diabetic cardiomyopathy in T2D mice. We then used real-time microscopy of neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NRVMs) with the CaMKII biosensor - CaMKAR to demonstrate that direct inhibition of CaMKII is not essential for the effects of SGLT2i in these cells. Therefore, we conclude that the benefits of SGLT2i in heart disease likely occur through indirect modulation of CaMKII activity, or possibly through an alternative pathway altogether.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2692-8205
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39386626
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.23.614368