Addition of TMZ to standard treatment significantly improved exercise tolerance in patients with IHD, and IHD patients with HF may experience even more benefits. However, there is insufficient evidence to show that TMZ has beneficial effects in participants with diabetes.
Diabetes may affect myocardial fibrosis through oxidative stress. Trimetazidine (TMZ) is an anti-anginal agent. The present study aimed to determine the modulatory effect of TMZ on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression and to evaluate the potential of TMZ to improve diastolic function in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. After treating STZ-induced diabetic rats with TMZ for 16 weeks, a decrease in malondialdehyde levels, cardiac collagen volume fraction, left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure and protein expression of collagen-I (Col I), Col III and CTGF compared with those in diabetic control rats was observed. In vitro, TMZ inhibited Col I, Col III and CTGF protein expression in cardiac fibroblasts treated with high glucose and decreased intracellular ROS generation and hydroxyproline content in the cell culture medium of cardiac fibroblasts. TMZ markedly improved cardiac fibrosis and diastolic function in diabetic rats. This effect was associated with a reduction in ROS production and CTGF expression in cardiac fibroblasts. The present study suggests that TMZ may be beneficial for protecting the hearts of diabetic patients. Materials and methods Animal model preparation. Male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats (age, 6 weeks; weight, 160-200 g) were obtained from the Animal Department of Sun Yat-Sen University. A total of 40 rats were randomly subdivided into two groups: A normal
Serum β2-microglobulin, with values superior to creatinine-based parameters and similar with cystatin C, was a useful biomarker for the prediction of CIN at pre-CCTA and early post-CCTA.
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