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ArticleCardiovascular diabetology2025

Diabetes mellitus aggravates myocardial inflammation and oxidative stress in aortic stenosis: a mechanistic link to HFpEF features.

Melissa Herwig, Marcel Sieme, Andrea Kovács, Muchtiar Khan, Andreas Mügge, Wolfgang E Schmidt, Ferhat Elci, Shan Sasidharan, Peter Haldenwang, Jan Wintrich and 12 more

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Article in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Melissa HerwigMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3245-5504
Marcel SiemeMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8253-879X
Andrea KovácsHCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Muchtiar KhanDepartment of Cardiology, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Andreas MüggeMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9548-6995
Wolfgang E SchmidtDepartment of Medicine I, St. Josef Hospital, UK RUB, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ferhat ElciMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Shan SasidharanMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1670-3638
Peter HaldenwangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1884-3498
Jan WintrichMedical Department II, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6518-1453
Benjamin SaskoMedical Department II, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8157-9875
Ibrahim AkinDepartment of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1974-6147
Máthé DomokosDepartment of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-7343-0413
Francesco PaneniDepartment of Cardiology, Center for Translational and Experimental Cardiology (CTEC), University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6483-7844
Ibrahim El-BattrawyMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0139-1045
Zoltán V VargaHCEMM-SU Cardiometabolic Immunology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-2758-0784
Francisca SaraivaDepartment of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular R&D Centre-UnIC@RISE, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7961-9962
Adelino F Leite-MoreiraDepartment of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular R&D Centre-UnIC@RISE, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7808-3596
Péter FerdinandyCenter for Pharmacology and Drug Research & Development, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-6424-6806
Loek van HeerebeekDepartment of Cardiology, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6718-2871
Inês Falcão-PiresDepartment of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular R&D Centre-UnIC@RISE, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1937-3782
Nazha HamdaniMedical Faculty, Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany. nazha.hamdani@rub.de.ORCID 0000-0002-3053-0008

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft HA 7512/2-4Deutsche Herzstiftung F/17/23Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00003EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program 739593Hector Stiftung MED1814, M2401Innovation Forum program of the Medical Faculty, RUB IF-023-22Ministry of Innovation and Technology of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund TKP2021-EGA-23National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) of Hungary FK134751
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients diagnosed with both aortic stenosis (AS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) encounter a distinctive set of challenges due to the interplay between these two conditions. This study aimed to investigate the effects of DM on the left ventricle in AS patients, specifically focusing on the inflammatory response, oxidative stress, and their implications for cardiomyocyte function, titin phosphorylation, and the nitric oxide (NO)-soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-protein kinase G (PKG) signaling pathway. METHODS AND

resultsLeft ventricular myocardial biopsies (in total: n = 28) were obtained from patients with diabetic AS (n = 11) and compared with those from non-diabetic AS patients (n = 17). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) demonstrated significantly elevated levels of pro-inflammatory mediators, including high mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) and calprotectin, as well as receptors associated with the inflammatory response, such as Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), 4 (TLR4), and receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE). These were correlated with an enhanced NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and the release of interleukins (IL) 1, 6, and 18 in diabetic AS patients compared to their non-diabetic counterparts. Additionally, in the diabetic AS cohort, there was an increase in oxidative stress markers (hydrogen peroxide (H

conclusionDM exacerbates inflammation and oxidative stress in AS patients, leading to impaired NO-sGC-cGMP-PKG signaling and increased cardiomyocyte F

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Aortic Valve StenosisDiabetic CardiomyopathiesHeart FailureInflammation MediatorsMyocytes, CardiacOxidative StressStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftAgedCase-Control StudiesConnectinCyclic GMP-Dependent Protein KinasesFemaleHumansInflammasomesMaleConnectinCyclic GMP-Dependent Protein KinasesInflammasomesInflammation MediatorsNitric OxideSoluble Guanylyl CyclaseAortic stenosisCardiomyocyte FpassiveDiabetes mellitusHeart failure with preserved ejection fractionInflammationOxidative stressProtein kinase GTitin

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PMID40361188
PMCPMC12070770

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