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ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2021

Diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy is ameliorated by heat-killed Lactobacillus reuteri GMNL-263 in diabetic rats via the repression of the toll-like receptor 4 pathway.

Chung-Jen Chiang, Bruce Chi-Kang Tsai, Tzu-Li Lu, Yun-Peng Chao, Cecilia Hsuan Day, Tsung-Jung Ho, Pin-Ning Wang, Sheng-Chuan Lin, V Vijaya Padma, Wei-Wen Kuo and 1 more

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11 authors.

Chung-Jen ChiangDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Bruce Chi-Kang TsaiCardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Tzu-Li LuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yun-Peng ChaoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Cecilia Hsuan DayDepartment of Nursing, MeiHo University, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Tsung-Jung HoDepartment of Chinese Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
Pin-Ning WangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Sheng-Chuan LinDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
V Vijaya PadmaDepartment of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
Wei-Wen Kuo *Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chih-Yang Huang *Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan. cyhuang@mail.cmu.edu.tw.

Funding

Asia University ASIA-105-CMUH-03Asia University CMU101-ASIA-08China Medical University CMU101-ASIA-08China Medical University Hospital ASIA-105-CMUH-03China Medical University, Taiwan CMU105-S-07China Medical University, Taiwan DMR107-077
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDiabetes mellitus (DM) leads to disorders such as cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac myocyte apoptosis, and cardiac fibrosis. Previous studies have shown that Lactobacillus reuteri GMNL-263 decreases cardiomyopathy by reducing inflammation. In this study, we investigated the potential benefit of GMNL-263 supplementation in treating diabetes-induced cardiomyocytes in rats with DM.

methodsFive-week-old male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups, control, DM, and rats with DM treated with different dosages of L. reuteri GMNL-263. After undergoing treatment for 4 weeks, all rats were euthanized for further analysis.

resultsWe observed that cardiac function and structure of rats with DM was rescued by GMNL-263. Activation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-related inflammatory, hypertrophic, and fibrotic signaling pathways in the hearts of rats with DM was reduced by treatment with GMNL-263.

conclusionOur findings demonstrate that GMNL-263 inhibited diabetes-induced cardiomyocytes via the repression of the TLR4 pathway. Moreover, these findings suggest that treatment with high-dose GMNL-263 could be a precautionary therapy for reducing the diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy.

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CardiomyopathiesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalLimosilactobacillus reuteriProbioticsAnimalsHot TemperatureMaleMyocytes, CardiacRatsRats, WistarToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 4CardiomyopathyDiabetes mellitusGMNL-263TGF-βTLR4

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