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ArticleArchives of pharmacal research2022

Empagliflozin mitigates type 2 diabetes-associated peripheral neuropathy: a glucose-independent effect through AMPK signaling.

Noha F Abdelkader, Marawan A Elbaset, Passant E Moustafa, Sherehan M Ibrahim

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Article in Archives of pharmacal research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Noha F AbdelkaderDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo, 11562, Egypt. noha.fawzy@pharma.cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7026-283X
Marawan A ElbasetMedical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, Pharmacology, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Passant E MoustafaMedical Research and Clinical Studies Institute, Pharmacology, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Sherehan M IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo, 11562, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGNational Research Centre · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) represents a severe microvascular condition that dramatically affects diabetic patients despite adequate glycemic control, resulting in high morbidity. Thus, recently, anti-diabetic drugs that possess glucose-independent mechanisms attracted attention. This work aims to explore the potentiality of the selective sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, empagliflozin (EMPA), to ameliorate streptozotocin-induced DPN in rats with insight into its precise signaling mechanism. Rats were allocated into four groups, where control animals received vehicle daily for 2 weeks. In the remaining groups, DPN was elicited by single intraperitoneal injections of freshly prepared streptozotocin and nicotinamide (52.5 and 50 mg/kg, respectively). Then EMPA (3 mg/kg/p.o.) was given to two groups either alone or accompanied with the AMPK inhibitor dorsomorphin (0.2 mg/kg/i.p.). Despite the non-significant anti-hyperglycemic effect, EMPA improved sciatic nerve histopathological alterations, scoring, myelination, nerve fibers' count, and nerve conduction velocity. Moreover, EMPA alleviated responses to different nociceptive stimuli along with improved motor coordination. EMPA modulated ATP/AMP ratio, upregulated p-AMPK while reducing p-p38 MAPK expression, p-ERK1/2 and consequently p-NF-κB p65 as well as its downstream mediators (TNF-α and IL-1β), besides enhancing SOD activity and lowering MDA content. Moreover, EMPA downregulated mTOR and stimulated ULK1 as well as beclin-1. Likewise, EMPA reduced miR-21 that enhanced RECK, reducing MMP-2 and -9 contents. EMPA's beneficial effects were almost abolished by dorsomorphin administration. In conclusion, EMPA displayed a protective effect against DPN independently from its anti-hyperglycemic effect, probably via modulating the AMPK pathway to modulate oxidative and inflammatory burden, extracellular matrix remodeling, and autophagy.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesMicroRNAsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsGlucoseGlucosidesRatsStreptozocinAMP-Activated Protein KinasesBenzhydryl CompoundsempagliflozinGlucoseGlucosidesMicroRNAsmirn21 microRNA, ratSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsStreptozocinAMPKDiabetic peripheral neuropathyDorsomorphinEmpagliflozinmTORp38 MAPK

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PMCPMC9325846
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