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ArticleCardiovascular diabetology2013

Intermedin protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in diabetic rats.

Hong Li, Yunfei Bian, Nana Zhang, Jia Guo, Cheng Wang, Wayne Bond Lau, Chuanshi Xiao

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Article in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hong Li
Yunfei Bian
Nana Zhang
Jia Guo
Cheng Wang
Wayne Bond Lau
Chuanshi Xiao
Shanxi Medical University · CNThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetic patients, through incompletely understood mechanisms, endure exacerbated ischemic heart injury compared to non-diabetic patients. Intermedin (IMD) is a novel calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) superfamily member with established cardiovascular protective effects. However, whether IMD protects against diabetic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury is unknown.

methodsDiabetes was induced by streptozotocin in Sprague-Dawley rats. Animals were subjected to MI via left circumflex artery ligation for 30 minutes followed by 2 hours R. IMD was administered formally 10 minutes before R. Outcome measures included left ventricular function, oxidative stress, cellular death, infarct size, and inflammation.

resultsIMD levels were significantly decreased in diabetic rats compared to control animals. After MI/R, diabetic rats manifested elevated intermedin levels, both in plasma (64.95 ± 4.84 pmol/L, p < 0.05) and myocardial tissue (9.8 ± 0.60 pmol/L, p < 0.01) compared to pre-MI control values (43.62 ± 3.47 pmol/L and 4.4 ± 0.41). IMD administration to diabetic rats subjected to MI/R decreased oxidative stress product generation, apoptosis, infarct size, and inflammatory cytokine release (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01).

conclusionsBy reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, IMD may represent a promising novel therapeutic target mitigating diabetic ischemic heart injury.

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AdrenomedullinAnimalsApoptosisCardiotonic AgentsCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic CardiomyopathiesInflammation MediatorsMaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocytes, CardiacNeuropeptidesOxidative StressRats, Sprague-DawleyStreptozocinAdm2 protein, ratAdrenomedullinCardiotonic AgentsCytokinesInflammation MediatorsNeuropeptidesStreptozocin

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PMID23777472
PMCPMC3703263
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