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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Empagliflozin improves pressure-overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy by inhibiting the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Xun Yuan, Li Pan, Chi Zhang, Qiulian Zhu, Zexin Huang, Yuan Qin, Guiping Zhang, Zhimei Feng, Caixian Yang, Ning Hou

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10 authors.

Xun Yuan *The Affiliated Qingyuan Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan, China.
Li Pan *Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Guangzhou Health Science College, Guangzhou, China.
Chi Zhang *School of Stomatology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiulian Zhu *Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Drug for Thoracic Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zexin HuangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Drug for Thoracic Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuan QinDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Drug for Thoracic Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guiping ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Drug for Thoracic Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhimei FengThe Affiliated Qingyuan Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan, China.
Caixian YangThe Affiliated Qingyuan Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan, China.
Ning HouThe Affiliated Qingyuan Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan, China.

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Abstract

Background: Empagliflozin (EMPA) is an SGLT-2 inhibitor that can control hyperglycemia. Clinical trials have indicated its cardio-protective effects against cardiac remodeling in diabetes or non-diabetes patients. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of EMPA's cardio-protective effects remain elusive. Methods: We evaluated whether the EMPA attenuated the pressure-overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Furthermore, the effects of the EMPA on a mouse model of transverse aortic constriction (TAC) induced cardiac hypertrophy was also evaluated. Mice were administrated with 0.5% CMC-Na as a vehicle or EMPA (10 mg/kg/day, daily, throughout the study) by intragastric gavage. Results: The Conclusion: Our study illustrated that EMPA might directly interact with FZD4 to inhibit the TAC and AngII-induced activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway to attenuate the adverse cardiac remodeling.

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beta-CateninempagliflozinFZDhypertrophyWnt

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PMCPMC11631586

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