Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 146, Issue -, Pages 8-14Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.01.006
Keywords
Methylglyoxal; Cardiomyocytes; Oxidative stress; Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts; Alagebrium
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERB)
- BITS Pilani-Hyderabad, India
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Aim: Diabetes mellitus associated cardiovascular complications are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive ketoaldehyde and a byproduct of glucosemetabolismand an inducer of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). Alagebrium (ALA) is an AGEs crosslink breaker, however, the effects of ALA on MG levels and its consequences in cultured rat cardiomyocytes are not known. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of high glucose and MG on cultured rat cardiomyocytes and to investigate whether ALA could prevent any deleterious effects of high glucose and MG in these cells. Mainmethods: MG levels were determined by HPLC. The expression of different genes was measured by RT-PCR. Oxidative stress and AGEs formation was determined by DCF probe and immunocytochemistry respectively. Key findings: High glucose-and MG treated-cardiomyocytes developed a significant increase in MG, and the expression for caspase-3, Bax, RAGE and NF-KB, which were all attenuated after pretreatment with ALA. A significant increase in reactive oxygen species generation and AGEs formation in high glucose-and MG treated-cultured cardiomyocytes was also observed, which was attenuated after pretreatment with ALA. Significance: ALA may have a preventive role against the deleterious effects of high glucose and MG in the heart. Prevention of dicarbonyl-induced AGEs, by safer and specific scavengers of MG is an attractive therapeutic option. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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