Bo Xu, Tianqiao Zhang, Bo Kang, Xiongwen Yang, Shaoqian Li, Jixiang Chen, Zunbo He, Jiecan Zhou
{"title":"Investigating Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Versus Other Glucose-Lowering Drugs on Ventricular Arrhythmias or Sudden Cardiac Death Using the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.","authors":"Bo Xu, Tianqiao Zhang, Bo Kang, Xiongwen Yang, Shaoqian Li, Jixiang Chen, Zunbo He, Jiecan Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07653-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07653-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been reported to exhibit antiarrhythmic effects. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the association between SGLT2 inhibitors and ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death (SCD). We utilized the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database to investigate the reporting frequencies of SGLT2 inhibitors with ventricular arrhythmias and SCD compared to other glucose-lowering drugs (ATC-A10B).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used the web data mining tool AERSMine to mine reports of ventricular arrhythmias and SCD from FAERS to compare SGLT2 inhibitors versus other glucose-lowering drugs. The mining range was from 2004q1 to 2023q3. Disproportionality analysis used the proportional reporting ratio (PRR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and information component (IC) with 95% credible interval.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2004q1 to 2023q3, a total of 121,129 adverse events were reported for SGLT2 inhibitors, with a total of 1,127,485 in the ATC-A10B group. Ventricular arrhythmias reporting frequency in the SGLT2 inhibitors group was similar to that of the control group (1.36/1000 reports vs 1.55/1000 reports; p = 0.10), with a PRR of 0.88 (95%CI 0.75-1.03). However, the reporting frequency of SCD in the SGLT2 inhibitors group was significantly lower than that of the control group (1.43 vs 4.70/1000; p < 0.001), with a PRR of 0.30 (95%CI 0.26-0.35), and this trend was observed within individual molecules of SGLT2 inhibitors. During the sensitivity analysis process, the results obtained when restricting the scope of data mining to between 2013q1 and 2023q3 were similar to those obtained when using data from 2004q1 to 2023q3.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this drug pharmacovigilance assessment, the reporting frequency of ventricular arrhythmias associated with SGLT2 inhibitors was similar to that of other antidiabetic medications, while the reporting frequency of SCD related to SGLT2 inhibitors was lower. This real-world study evidence complements existing clinical evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kehinde S Olaniyi, Stephanie E Areloegbe, Olabimpe C Badejogbin, Isaac O Ajadi, Mary B Ajadi
{"title":"Butyrate-Mediated Modulation of Paraoxonase-1 Alleviates Cardiorenometabolic Abnormalities in a Rat Model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.","authors":"Kehinde S Olaniyi, Stephanie E Areloegbe, Olabimpe C Badejogbin, Isaac O Ajadi, Mary B Ajadi","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07649-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07649-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has been associated with cardiovascular risks and comorbid pathologies, particularly cardiorenal disorder. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), especially butyrate, are essential fatty acids that regulate metabolic health and ameliorate granulosa inflammation in PCOS. However, the effect of butyrate on cardiorenal damage associated with PCOS is unknown. This study investigated the impact of SCFA and butyrate on cardiorenal abnormalities in PCOS rat model and the probable involvement of paraoxonase-1 (PON-1).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eight-week-old female Wistar rats were allotted into three groups, n = 5, namely control (CTL), PCOS (LEZ), and LEZ + BUT. Induction of PCOS with letrozole (1 mg/kg) lasted for 21 days, while treatment with butyrate (200 mg/kg) commenced after the induction and lasted for 6 weeks uninterruptedly.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PCOS rats showed hyperandrogenism, multiple ovarian cysts, disrupted metabolic indices (fasting insulin and homeostatic model of insulin resistance), and increased (p < 0.05) plasma troponin T, urea, and creatinine, as well as increased cardiac/renal stroma cell-derived factor-1/caspase-6, malondialdehyde/nuclear factor-kappaB, transforming growth factor-β1, and renal ϒ-glutamyl transferase, while a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in systemic nitric oxide/endothelial nitric oxide synthase and cardiac/renal hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, which were accompanied with a decreased level of PON-1. These systemic and cardiorenal derangements were reversed by butyrate administration.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of SCFAs, butyrate, against cardiorenometabolic disorder in a model of PCOS. This beneficial effect is accompanied by an elevated level of PON-1. The present data possibly provides a preclinical relevance for the management of cardiorenal syndrome in PCOS.</p>","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142643515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond the Broken Heart: Exploring Metabolic Anti-ischemic Solutions for Takotsubo Syndrome.","authors":"Uğur Özkan, Kenan Yalta, Nicholas G Kounis","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07651-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07651-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142643513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel: Two Controversial Drugs in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.","authors":"De-Gang Mo","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07645-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07645-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Glucose Uptake as a Means to Protect the Heart During Cardiopulmonary Bypass or Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.","authors":"Tyler B Moran, Yochai Birnbaum","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07648-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07648-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Pan, Mingqiang Fu, Xiang-Lin Tang, Yunlong Ling, Yangang Su, Junbo Ge
{"title":"Kirenol Ameliorates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Promoting Mitochondrial Function and Inhibiting Inflammasome Activation.","authors":"Lei Pan, Mingqiang Fu, Xiang-Lin Tang, Yunlong Ling, Yangang Su, Junbo Ge","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07635-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07635-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Macrophage-mediated inflammation plays a crucial role in the pathophysiological process of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of mitochondrial function and inflammasome activation in the inflammatory process. Kirenol, a well-known natural compound, has been shown to regulate inflammation in various diseases. This study investigated whether Kirenol could exert anti-inflammatory effects on macrophages during myocardial I/R injury.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mouse myocardial I/R models were established by 45 min of ischemia followed by 24 h of reperfusion. Saline or Kirenol treatment was administered. In vivo assessments included the evaluation of cardiac function, infarcted area, and immune cell infiltration. Subsequently, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were isolated, and mitochondrial function and pyroptosis were assessed. Furthermore, the study compared the cardioprotective effects of Kirenol with a specific NOX1/NOX4 inhibitor, GKT137831.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Kirenol gavage improved cardiac function, decreased infarct area, and alleviated inflammatory infiltration in mice subjected to myocardial I/R injury. Mechanistically, Kirenol inhibited NOX1 and NOX4 and enhanced mitochondrial function, ultimately attenuating the pyroptosis of macrophages. The therapeutic effects of Kirenol and GKT137831 were not significantly different.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrates that Kirenol mitigates myocardial I/R injury by inhibiting NOX1 and NOX4, restoring mitochondrial function, and ameliorating macrophage pyroptosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Rushin Patel, Sumanth Khadke, Aram Bedrosian, Ashish Kumar, Yixin Kong, Brendan Connell, Jagriti Upadhyay, Sourbha S Dani, Andrew W Hahn, Christopher J Logothetis, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Javed Butler, Anju Nohria, Sarju Ganatra, Anita Deswal
{"title":"Associations of SGLT2i with Cardiorenal Outcomes Among Diabetics with Prostate Cancer on Hormone Therapy.","authors":"Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Rushin Patel, Sumanth Khadke, Aram Bedrosian, Ashish Kumar, Yixin Kong, Brendan Connell, Jagriti Upadhyay, Sourbha S Dani, Andrew W Hahn, Christopher J Logothetis, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Javed Butler, Anju Nohria, Sarju Ganatra, Anita Deswal","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07646-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10557-024-07646-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Studies have reported associations between prostate cancer, type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular disease in the context of treatment with hormone therapy (HT). This study aimed to assess the role of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) in preventing adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in diabetics with prostate cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients ≥ 18 years of age with T2DM and prostate cancer who received HT between August 1, 2013, and August 31, 2021, were identified using the TriNetX research network. Patients were divided into two cohorts based on treatment with SGLT2i or alternative antidiabetic therapies. The primary outcome was the composite of all-cause mortality, new-onset heart failure (HF), acute myocardial infarction (MI), and peripheral artery disease over 2 years from HT initiation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After propensity score matching, 2155 patients remained in each cohort. The primary composite outcome occurred in 218 patients (16.1%) in the SGLT2i cohort versus 355 patients (26.3%) in the non-SGLT2i cohort (OR 0.539, 95% CI 0.446-0.651; p < 0.001). Furthermore, SGLT2i were associated with significantly lower odds of HF, HF exacerbation, peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation/flutter, cardiac arrest, need for renal replacement therapy, overall emergency room visits/hospitalizations, and all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Use of SGLT2i for the treatment of T2DM among patients with prostate cancer on HT is associated with favorable cardiovascular, renal, and all-cause mortality outcomes. This observation supports the hypothesis that a therapeutically relevant link exists between HT and cardiovascular disease in the context of prostate cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Kefer, Brian Gulbis, Melanie Madorsky, Phillip Weeks
{"title":"The Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients on Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Observational Analysis.","authors":"Emily Kefer, Brian Gulbis, Melanie Madorsky, Phillip Weeks","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07641-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07641-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors prior to the procedure with a matched cohort of patients not receiving sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective observational study, patients were eligible for inclusion if they underwent PCI at any of the included study centers within the study time period. Patients were assigned to either the SGLT-2 inhibitor group or control group depending on the documentation of receiving any SGLT-2 inhibitors within 24 h prior to PCI. Propensity matching was utilized to determine the final subjects to include for comparison. The primary outcome was the incidence of CIN.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 192 patients (96 in each group) were matched after exclusion criteria were applied. The incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy was similar between groups, occurring in 8 (8.3%) patients in the SGLT-2 inhibitor group and 6 (6.3%) patients in the comparator group (p = 0.58). There was also no difference between groups in the change in serum creatinine following PCI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on our analysis, we did not identify any risk of CIN associated with SGLT-2 inhibitor use prior to PCI. Based on these results and in conjunction with previously published literature, the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors appears safe prior to PCI. These results still warrant further investigation with prospective adequately powered studies to evaluate the incidence of CIN with SGLT-2 inhibitor use in the setting of PCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142603093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epicardial Adipocytes in Cardiac Pathology and Healing.","authors":"Vy La, Vishnu Nair, Sini Sunny, Peyman Benharash, Finosh G Thankam","doi":"10.1007/s10557-024-07637-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-024-07637-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Implications of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) on the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) have garnered recent attention. Located between the myocardium and visceral pericardium, EAT possesses unique morphological and physiological contiguity to the heart. The transcriptome and secretome of EAT differ from that of other fat stores in the body. Physiologically, EAT protects the adjacent myocardium through its brown-fat-like thermogenic function and rapid fatty acid oxidation. However, EAT releases pro-inflammatory mediators acting on the myocardium and coronary vessels, thus contributing to the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Furthermore, EAT-derived mesenchymal stromal cells indicate promising regenerative capabilities that offer novel opportunities in cell-based cardiac regeneration. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding and unraveling of EAT mechanisms implicated in regulating cardiac function and regeneration under pathological conditions. A holistic understanding of the multifaceted nature of EAT is essential to the future development of pharmacological and therapeutic interventions for the management of CVD.</p>","PeriodicalId":9557,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142581995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}