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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Bioinformatics analysis combined with experimental validation reveals the novel mechanisms of multi-targets of dapagliflozin attenuating diabetic liver injury.

Pengyu Wang, Zhen Sun, Qing Lan, Shuo Zhang, Yan Song, Leiming Yang, Mi Chen, Jianfen Shen, Qi Huang, Youzhi Zhang

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Pengyu Wang *Hubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Zhen Sun *School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qing Lan *Hubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Shuo ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Yan SongHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Leiming YangHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Mi ChenHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Jianfen ShenDepartment of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Qi HuangHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Youzhi ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.

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Abstract

Objective: Diabetic liver injury, a chronic complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), has been extensively documented. Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has shown significant therapeutic benefits in clinical trials for the management of diabetes However, the specific mechanism on the treatment of diabetic liver injury with dapagliflozin is not fully understood. Therefore, this study aims to further explore the potential mechanism of dapagliflozin on diabetic liver injury based on bioinformatics analysis and experimental verification. Methods: Diabetic liver injury was induced by a high-fat diet combined with STZ in mice. Biochemical kit detection and H&E staining were used to observe lipid aggregation and oxidative stress in liver tissue. Moreover, the expression of inflammatory and apoptosis-related factors was detected using western blotting (WB) and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Subsequently, differential expressions genes analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), molecular docking, as well as molecular dynamics was conducted based on the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and pharmacology databases. Finally, WB and qPCR were performed to validate the mechanism of dapagliflozin on diabetic liver injury Results: Dapagliflozin alleviated diabetic liver injury by decreasing lipid deposition, oxidative stress levels, the inflammatary and apoptosis-related proteins and mRNA levels, while it also reducing blood glucose. Mechanically, 78 overlapping genes of dapagliflozin and diabetic liver injury were obtained. Notably, Conclusion: Dapagliflozin ameliorated diabetic liver injury by inhibiting the ERK/IKKβ/NF-κB signalling pathway, as demonstrated by bioinformatics analysis combined with

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Benzhydryl CompoundsComputational BiologyDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGlucosidesLiver DiseasesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAnimalsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Docking SimulationOxidative StressBenzhydryl CompoundsdapagliflozinGlucosidesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitorsbioinformaticsdapagliflozindata miningdiabetic liver injuryERK/IKKβ/NF-κB pathwaysmetabolic disease

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