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ArticleCardiovascular toxicology2023

Suberosin Alleviates Thiazolidinedione-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Diabetic Rats by Inhibiting Ferroptosis via Modulation of ACSL4-LPCAT3 and PI3K-AKT Signaling Pathways.

Shabnoor Iqbal, Farhat Jabeen, Ivan Kahwa, Timothy Omara

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Article in Cardiovascular toxicology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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Shabnoor IqbalDepartment of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. shabnooriqbal@gcuf.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8414-5498
Farhat JabeenDepartment of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Ivan KahwaPharma-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-3437
Timothy OmaraDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences and Aerospace Studies, Moi University, P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0175-1055
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKMbarara University of Science and Technology · UGMoi University · KE

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Abstract

Thiazolidinediones are useful antidiabetic medications. However, their use is associated with adverse side effects like edema, heart failure and bone fractures. In this study, we investigated the anti-ferroptosis effects of suberosin (SBR; a prenylated coumarin) in diabetic Sprague Dawley rats. Further, we assessed the effects of co-administration of SBR (30 and 90 mg/kg/day) with thiazolidinedione (TZ at 15 mg/kg) to mitigate TZ-induced cardiomyopathy in diabetic rats. Our results showed that cardiac output, stroke volume, left ventricle systolic and diastolic pressures were aggravated in diabetic rats treated with TZ alone after 4 weeks. TZ treatments induced ferroptosis as well as marked histoarchitecture disarrangements in rat cardiomyocytes. The study found that optimizing volume overload alleviated cardiac hypertrophy and mitigated left ventricular dysfunction in diabetic rats co-treated with SBR. SBR co-administration with TZ reduced MDA levels in heart tissue and serum iron concentration (biomarkers of ferroptosis), downregulated mRNA expressions of LOX, ACSL4, LPCAT3, and promoted GPX4 activity as well as upregulated mRNA levels of AKT/PI3K/GSK3β as compared to the group administered with TZ at 15 mg/kg. SBR co-administration also helped to retain the normal histoarchitecture of cardiomyocytes in diabetic rats. Hence, our results suggested that SBR is an effective supplement and could be prescribed to diabetic patients along with TZ but this requires further clinical trials.

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CardiomyopathiesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalThiazolidinediones1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-AcyltransferaseAnimalsCoumarinsHumansPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal Transduction1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase2,4-thiazolidinedioneCoumarinsLPCAT3 protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktsuberosinThiazolidinedionesAKTCardiomyopathyFerroptosisGPX4GSK3βThiazolidinediones

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