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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2023

Protective effect of empagliflozin against palmitate-induced lipotoxicity through AMPK in H9c2 cells.

Min-Woo Song, Wenhao Cui, Chang-Gun Lee, Rihua Cui, Young Ho Son, Young Ha Kim, Yujin Kim, Hae Jin Kim, Sung-E Choi, Yup Kang and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Min-Woo Song *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Wenhao Cui *Department of Hematology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China.
Chang-Gun LeeDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University MIRAE Campus, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Rihua CuiDepartment of Hematology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, China.
Young Ho SonDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Young Ha KimDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Yujin KimDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Hae Jin KimDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Sung-E ChoiDepartment of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Yup KangDepartment of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Tae Ho KimDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ja Young JeonDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Kwan-Woo LeeDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Ajou University · KRYanbian University Hospital · CNSeoul Medical Center · KRYonsei University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have recently emerged as novel cardioprotective agents. However, their direct impact on cardiomyocyte injury is yet to be studied. In this work, we investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms of empagliflozin (EMPA), an SGLT2 inhibitor, in mitigating palmitate (PA)-induced cardiomyocyte injury in H9c2 cells. We found that EMPA significantly attenuated PA-induced impairments in insulin sensitivity, ER stress, inflammatory cytokine gene expression, and cellular apoptosis. Additionally, EMPA elevated AMP levels, activated the AMPK pathway, and increased carnitine palmitoyl transferase1 (CPT1) gene expression, which collectively enhanced fatty acid oxidation and reduced stress signals. This study reveals a novel mechanism of EMPA's protective effects against PA-induced cardiomyocyte injury, providing new therapeutic insights into EMPA as a cardioprotective agent.

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AMPKcardiomyocyteEMPAlipotoxicitypalmitateSGLT2 inhibitor

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PMID38116084
PMCPMC10728651
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