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Abstract
Background: This study investigated whether triple combination therapy [dapagliflozin (DAPA) + sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) + adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs)] offered additional benefits on preventing complication syndrome [defined as abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) dilatation, muscle layer destruction and inflammation] in rodents with AAA.
Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 54) were equally categorized into group 1 (sham control), group 2 (AAA only), group 3 [AAA + DAPA (20 mg/kg/day orally from days 7 to 28 after AAA induction)], group 4 [AAA + Entresto (100 mg/kg/day orally from days 7 to 28 after AAA induction)], group 5 [AAA + ADMSCs (1.0 × 106 cells) by intravenous administration from day 7 after AAA induction for 3 consecutive dosages at 3-day intervals)], and group 6 (AAA + combined DAPA-Entresto-ADMSCs).
Results: The results showed that the AAA diameter at day 28 was smallest in group 1, biggest in group 2, significantly larger in group 4 than in groups 3/5/6, and significantly larger in groups 4/5 than in group 6; however, there was no difference between groups 4 and 5 (all p < 0.0001). Light microscopic findings demonstrated that the AAA intimal thickness (i.e., indicator of intimal hyperplasia)/fibrotic area/number of immune-inflammatory [cluster of differentiation (CD) 3+/CD4+/matrix metalloproteinase [MMP] 2+/MMP9+] cells displayed an identical pattern, whereas the integrity of the laminar structure of AAA medial-muscle layer/number of small vessels exhibited an opposite pattern of AAA diameter among the groups (all p < 0.0001). The protein expressions of inflammation (tumor necrosis factor-alpha/interleukin (IL)-1 beta/IL-6/MMP2/MMP9)/fibrosis (transforming growth factor-beta/mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3) markers displayed an identical pattern, whereas the protein expressions of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2) and apoptosis (cleaved-Caspase3/cleaved-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase) displayed an opposite pattern of AAA diameter among the groups (all p < 0.0001).
Conclusions: The results of the present study support that triple therapy with DAPA + Entresto + ADMSCs could be an innovative therapeutic modality for AAA.
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Acta Cardiologica Sinica welcomes all the papers in the fields related to cardiovascular medicine including basic research, vascular biology, clinical pharmacology, clinical trial, critical care medicine, coronary artery disease, interventional cardiology, arrythmia and electrophysiology, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and heart failure, valvular and structure cardiac disease, pediatric cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, and so on. We received papers from more than 20 countries and areas of the world. Currently, 40% of the papers were submitted to Acta Cardiologica Sinica from Taiwan, 20% from China, and 20% from the other countries and areas in the world. The acceptance rate for publication was around 50% in general.