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- Title
Methazolamide Attenuates the Development of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Promoting β-Catenin Degradation in Type 1 Diabetic Mice.
- Authors
Chen, Xiaoqing; Li, Yilang; Yuan, Xun; Yuan, Wenchang; Li, Conglin; Zeng, Yue; Lian, Yuling; Qiu, Xiaoxia; Qin, Yuan; Zhang, Guiping; Liu, Xiawen; Luo, Chengfeng; Luo, Jian-Dong; Hou, Ning
- Abstract
Methazolamide (MTZ), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, has been shown to inhibit cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and exert a hypoglycemic effect in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic db/db mice. However, whether MTZ has a cardioprotective effect in the setting of diabetic cardiomyopathy is not clear. We investigated the effects of MTZ in a mouse model of streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Diabetic mice received MTZ by intragastric gavage (10, 25, or 50 mg/kg, daily for 16 weeks). In the diabetic group, MTZ significantly reduced both random and fasting blood glucose levels and improved glucose tolerance in a dose-dependent manner. MTZ ameliorated T1DM-induced changes in cardiac morphology and dysfunction. Mechanistic analysis revealed that MTZ blunted T1DM-induced enhanced expression of β-catenin. Similar results were observed in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) and adult mouse cardiomyocytes treated with high glucose or Wnt3a (a β-catenin activator). There was no significant change in β-catenin mRNA levels in cardiac tissues or NRCMs. MTZ-mediated β-catenin downregulation was recovered by MG132, a proteasome inhibitor. Immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence analyses showed augmentation of AXIN1-β-catenin interaction by MTZ in T1DM hearts and in NRCMs treated with Wnt3a; thus, MTZ may potentiate AXIN1-β-catenin linkage to increase β-catenin degradation. Overall, MTZ may alleviate cardiac hypertrophy by mediating AXIN1-β-catenin interaction to promote degradation and inhibition of β-catenin activity. These findings may help inform novel therapeutic strategy to prevent heart failure in patients with diabetes.
- Subjects
GLUCOSE metabolism; CELL metabolism; PROTEIN metabolism; RESEARCH; DIABETIC cardiomyopathy; ANIMAL experimentation; RESEARCH methodology; TYPE 1 diabetes; DIABETES; CYTOSKELETAL proteins; EVALUATION research; TYPE 2 diabetes; RATS; COMPARATIVE studies; MICE; ENZYME inhibitors; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
Diabetes, 2022, Vol 71, Issue 4, p795
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2337/db21-0506