Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages 87-95Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.03.052
Keywords
DPP-4 inhibitor; Angiogenesis; Myocardium; Diabetes; Strenuous exercise
Funding
- Novartis Pharma Italy [(0)4500038476]
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Aims: We examined whether, in diabetic Ob/Ob mice, the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor (PKF275-055), an antihyperglycemic drug, that inhibits the biological inactivation of SDF-1 (stromal cell-derived factor-1), may increase endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) mobilization and incorporation, which, in turn, may regenerate capillaries and reduce myocardial ischemia induced by strenuous exercise. Main methods: Half of sixteen control and Ob/Ob mice and eight Ob/Ob mice treated with PKF275-055 for four weeks underwent a forced swim protocol. Oral glucose tolerance, circulating EPCs, capillary ultrastructure and density, hypoxic areas and SDF-1 localization in myocardium were measured. Key findings: Ob/Ob mice were glucose intolerant, had a significant low number of circulating EPCs and myocardial capillaries compared to lean controls. The DPP-4 inhibitor significantly improved their glucose tolerance, doubled the number of circulating EPCs, stimulated the formation of functional vessels and SDF-1 localization in the endothelium of myocardial capillaries and arterioles. Cardiac hypoxia after forced swim in Ob/Ob mice was significantly reduced when they were treated with the DPP-4 inhibitor. Significance: DPP-4 inhibition may re-establish an adequate capillary network in the myocardium of diabetic Ob/Obmice by the mobilization and SDF-1-mediated incorporation of EPCs and, consequently, reducing the susceptibility to myocardial ischemic injury provoked by strenuous exercise. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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