{"title":"Anti-Thrombotic Effect of Protoparaxotriol Saponins From Panax notoginseng Using Zebrafish Model.","authors":"Xin Liu, Wei Fan, Shenghua Lin, Jiayu Chen, Shanshan Zhang, Xiaobin Li, Meng Jin, Qiuxia He","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001604","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Panax notoginseng has the effect of stimulating circulation to end stasis. Our study was designed to evaluate the anti-thrombotic effect of protoparaxotriol saponins (PTS) from P. notoginseng and the involved mechanisms. A thrombosis model was constructed, and the anti-thrombotic activity of PTS was determined by erythrocyte staining, heart rate, and blood flow velocity. In addition, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to identify changes in the expression of genes related to coagulation, inflammation, and apoptosis. PTS alleviated arachidonic acid-induced caudal vein thrombosis, restored blood flow, and increased the area of cardiac erythrocyte staining, heart rate, and blood flow velocity. It reduced the ponatinib-induced cerebral thrombus area and decreased the intensity of erythrocyte staining. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction data showed that the anti-thrombotic effect of PTS was mediated by suppression of genes related to coagulation, inflammation, and apoptosis and also involved inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"528-538"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141723713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Canagliflozin Mediates Mitophagy Through the AMPK/PINK1/Parkin Pathway to Alleviate ISO-induced Cardiac Remodeling.","authors":"Shaolin Gong, Yuan Sui, Mengxuan Xiao, Daoyao Fu, Zhiping Xiong, Liuping Zhang, Qingshan Tian, Yongnan Fu, Wenjun Xiong","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001625","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Heart failure has always been a prevalent, disabling, and potentially life-threatening disease. For the treatment of heart failure, controlling cardiac remodeling is very important. In recent years, clinical trials have shown that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors not only excel in lowering glucose levels but also demonstrate favorable cardiovascular protective effects. However, the precise mechanisms behind the cardiovascular benefits of SGLT-2 inhibitors remain elusive. In this research, we assessed the impact of canagliflozin (CANA, an SGLT-2 inhibitor) on cardiac remodeling progression in mice and preliminarily elucidated the possible mechanism of action of the SGLT-2 inhibitor. Our results indicate that the administration of canagliflozin significantly attenuates myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis and enhances cardiac ejection function in mice with isoprenaline (ISO)-induced cardiac remodeling. Notably, excessive mitophagy, along with mitochondrial structural abnormalities observed in ISO-induced cardiac remodeling, was mitigated by canagliflozin treatment, thereby attenuating cardiac remodeling progression. Furthermore, the differential expression of AMPK/PINK1/Parkin pathway-related proteins in ISO-induced cardiac remodeling was effectively reversed by canagliflozin, suggesting the therapeutic potential of targeting this pathway with the drug. Thus, our study indicates that canagliflozin holds promise in mitigating cardiac injury, enhancing cardiac function, and potentially exerting cardioprotective effects by modulating mitochondrial function and mitophagy through the AMPK/PINK1/Parkin pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"496-505"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141988074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinlong Shi, Bingfeng Guan, Minghui Gong, Xinyi He
{"title":"Kirenol Alleviates Inflammation and Oxidative Stress to Improve Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats.","authors":"Jinlong Shi, Bingfeng Guan, Minghui Gong, Xinyi He","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001626","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Ischemic heart disease gravely threatens human health and even results in death. Kirenol is predominantly derived from the Herba Siegesbeckiae plant species and possesses a wide range of biological effects (such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and cardioprotective). However, the regulatory effects and associated mechanisms of kirenol in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI) remain unclear. In this study, first, the MI/RI rat model was established. It was demonstrated that kirenol protected against the aggravation of cardiac function in MI/RI rats. In addition, the inflammation was induced by ischemia reperfusion (IR), which was likewise affected by kirenol (5 or 10 mg/kg). Moreover, IR enhanced oxidative stress, a process that was counteracted by kirenol. Next, cell apoptosis was discovered to be heightened after IR, but this effect was neutralized by kirenol. Finally, it was revealed that kirenol has the ability to block the activation of the NF-κB pathway. In conclusion, it was disclosed that kirenol alleviated inflammation and oxidative stress through modulating the NF-κB pathway to improve MI/RI in rats. This work may offer novel insights for searching useful drugs for treating MI/RI.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"539-544"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erectile Dysfunction Risk Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Using Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors.","authors":"Wei-Syun Hu, Cheng-Li Lin","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001624","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The aim of this study was to explore the incidence of new-onset erectile dysfunction (ED) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2I) use compared with a control group of non-SGLT2I use by propensity score matching approach. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine the effect of SGLT2I and risk factors on the risk of developing ED, presented as a hazard ratio with a 95% confidence interval. One lakhs fifty nine thousand seven hundred seventy three patients with DM using SGLT2I and 159,773 propensity score matching patients with DM who had never used SGLT2I were included. SGLT2I users had a higher risk of ED than the non-SGLT2I users (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.55, 95% confidence interval = 1.40-1.72). The likelihood of developing ED was higher in patients with SGLT2I use was found.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"545-549"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin D Henson, Claudia A Bale-Neary, Ryan Mecaskey, Ogechi Gbujie, Michelle Zhan, Krishnasree Rao, Salvatore Carbone
{"title":"Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, Malnutrition, Cachexia, and Survival in Patients With Heart Failure With a History of Anthracycline Treatment.","authors":"Benjamin D Henson, Claudia A Bale-Neary, Ryan Mecaskey, Ogechi Gbujie, Michelle Zhan, Krishnasree Rao, Salvatore Carbone","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001620","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001620","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Patients undergoing anthracycline-based cancer treatments have an increased risk of heart failure or worsening preexisting heart failure as well as adverse metabolic outcomes such as malnutrition and cachexia. This retrospective study explored the impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on these outcomes in patients with heart failure previously treated with anthracyclines. Using the TriNetX research network, we identified 1545 patients with a history of SGLT2i use and 17,681 patients without a history of SGLT2i use. We then performed 1:1 propensity score matching resulting in 1323 patients within each cohort. Patients were analyzed over a 5-year period. SGLT2i use was associated with significantly reduced risks of cachexia {hazard ratio (HR) 0.453, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.286-0.718]}, malnutrition (HR 0.702, 95% CI [0.547-0.900]), adult failure to thrive (HR 0.489, 95% CI [0.345-0.693]), and all-cause mortality (HR 0.490, 95% CI [0.423-0.568]). These findings call for additional research to determine whether SGLT2i may indeed improve nutritional status and survival in patients with heart failure receiving anthracycline therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"486-489"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Run-Ze Tian, Dong-Lin Zhuang, Chi Teng Vong, Xuyu He, Qing Ouyang, Jing-Hua Liang, Yan-Ping Guo, Yu-Hong Wang, Shuang Zhao, Haiyun Yuan, Moussa Ide Nasser, Ge Li, Ping Zhu
{"title":"Role of autophagy in myocardial remodeling after myocardial infarction.","authors":"Run-Ze Tian, Dong-Lin Zhuang, Chi Teng Vong, Xuyu He, Qing Ouyang, Jing-Hua Liang, Yan-Ping Guo, Yu-Hong Wang, Shuang Zhao, Haiyun Yuan, Moussa Ide Nasser, Ge Li, Ping Zhu","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0000000000001646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autophagy is the process of reusing the body's senescent and damaged cell components, which can be regarded as the cellular circulatory system. There are three distinct forms of autophagy: macro-autophagy, micro-autophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy. In the heart, autophagy is regulated mainly through mitophagy due to the metabolic changes of cardiomyocytes caused by ischemia and hypoxia. Myocardial remodeling is characterized by gradual heart enlargement, cardiac dysfunction, and extraordinary molecular changes. Cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction is almost inevitable, which is the leading cause of heart failure. Autophagy has a protective effect on myocardial remodeling improvement. Autophagy can minimize cardiac remodeling by preventing misfolded protein accumulation and oxidative stress. This review summarizes the nestest molecular mechanisms of autophagy and myocardial remodeling, the protective effects, and the new target of autophagy medicine in cardiac remodeling. The future development and challenges of autophagy in heart disease are also summarized.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deubiquitinase USP47 ameliorates cardiac hypertrophy through reducing protein O-GlcNAcylation.","authors":"Yu Jiang, Wenyao Cai, Guangtao Lei, Guorong Cai, Qinghua Wu, Peng Lu","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001640","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001640","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiac hypertrophy is a crucial risk factor for heart failure when the heart is confronted with physiological or pathological stimuli. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy. However, as a key component of the UPS, the role of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) in cardiac hypertrophy is not well understood. Here, we observed that the expression level of deubiquitinase USP47 was increased in hypertrophic hearts and angiotensin II (Ang II)-stimulated neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs). Adenovirus-mediated gain- and loss-of-function approaches indicated that USP47 overexpression significantly attenuated Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy in vitro and in vivo, whereas endogenous USP47 deficiency promoted the pro-hypertrophic effect of Ang II. Further investigation demonstrated that USP47 inhibited O-GlcNAcylation in cardiomyocytes by controlling the expression of O-GlcNAcase (OGA). Mechanistically, USP47 bound, deubiquitinated, and stabilized protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5), thus upregulating OGA expression. We found that the restoration of PRMT5 abolished the pro-hypertrophic effects of USP47 silence in vitro. Therefore, our results provide the first evidence of the involvement of USP47 in cardiac hypertrophy and identify USP47 as a potential target for hypertrophic therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142466352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wen-Xiang Guan, Zhuo Lan, Qing-Chun Wang, HaoRi Wa, Huhe Muren, Li-Li Bai, SiRi Men, Guo-Qing Liu, Jing-Xian Gao, Chang-Xi Bai
{"title":"Effects of prolonged cold stress on vascular function in guinea pigs with atherosclerosis.","authors":"Wen-Xiang Guan, Zhuo Lan, Qing-Chun Wang, HaoRi Wa, Huhe Muren, Li-Li Bai, SiRi Men, Guo-Qing Liu, Jing-Xian Gao, Chang-Xi Bai","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0000000000001645","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Research objective: </strong>This study explored the effects of long-term cold stress on aortic vascular function in guinea pigs. Research Methods: Hartley guinea pigs (n=32) were divided into following groups: atherosclerosis (AS), cold stress (CS), and menthol-stimulated (M) and control (C). On days 1, 15, 30, 45, and 60, guinea pigs in the AS, CS, and M groups were intraperitoneally injected with bovine serum albumin. The C group was provided with maintenance feed and room-temperature water. The AS group was provided with a high-fat diet and room-temperature water. The CS group was maintained in a refrigerator at 4 °C,while providing a high-fat diet and iced water. The M group was administered menthol solution, and provided with a high-fat diet and room-temperature water. The modeling period lasted for 120 days. On day 121, abdominal aortic sera and aortic samples were obtained after intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital. Blood rheology tests were conducted to assess blood adhesion, biochemical tests to assess lipid levels, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to detect serum nuclear factor-κB, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-1β, and endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase, NO, and endothelin-1(ET-1) in aortic tissue. Hematoxylin and eosin and Oil Red O staining were used to examine pathologic changes in the aorta, western blotting to detect TRPM8 and PKG protein expression, qPCR was used to measure VCAM-1 mRNA expression level. Research findings: Prolonged exposure to cold stress exacerbated lipid-metabolism disorders in guinea pigs fed a high-fat diet, increased aortic vascular cell adhesion, and exacerbated vascular inflammation, leading to endothelial injury, ultimately worsening pathologic changes associated with aortic atherosclerosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142728958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modulating Sympathetic Nervous System with the use of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Where There is Smoke, There is Fire?","authors":"Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Daphne Pitsiori, Polyxeni Alexiou, Nikolaos Pyrpyris, Athanasios Sakalidis, Eirini Beneki, Panagiotis Iliakis, Fotis Tatakis, Panagiotis Theofilis, Panagiotis Tsioufis, Dimitrios Konstantinidis, Konstantina Aggeli, Konstantinos Tsioufis","doi":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001644","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FJC.0000000000001644","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heart failure (HF) has become even more prevalent in recent years, as a result of improved diagnostics and an increase in the risk factors predisposing to its pathology. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) emerged as one of the key pharmacotherapy options for both reduced and preserved ejection fraction, providing cardio- and renoprotection and improving mortality and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. The pleiotropism of SGLT2i has led to multiple efforts to understand their distinct pathophysiological interactions with various pathways, including microcirculation, endothelial dysfunction, and inflammation. More recently, the role of SGLT2i on the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is starting to be recognized, especially as observations of retained or reduced heart rate (HR) despite volume contraction have been noted by investigators in the large clinical trials testing the safety and efficacy of these agents. Both preclinical and clinical studies have been performed, with conflicting results. Interestingly, in both settings, whilst there are indications of SNS modulation by SGLT2i, other studies contradict such findings, without showing, however, worsening of the autonomic homeostasis. Given the importance of neuromodulation in HF, in both pharmacological and interventional therapies, in this review, we aim to describe the role of SNS in CV disease, focusing on HF, analyse preclinical and clinical data regarding the efficacy of SGLT2i in modulating autonomic dysfunction by examining various markers of SNS activation, as well as provide the most plausible theoretical backgrounds on the mechanism of benefit of SNS from the inhibition of SGLT2 receptors.</p>","PeriodicalId":15212,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142466354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}