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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Effect of Aspirin on Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Stress in the Pancreas and Heart of Goto-Kakizaki Diabetic Rats.

Annie John, Layla Amiri, Jasmin Shafarin, Frank Christopher Howarth, Haider Raza

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Annie JohnDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-8953-4372
Layla AmiriDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.
Jasmin ShafarinDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.
Frank Christopher HowarthDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.
Haider RazaDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates.
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Funding

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences MRG-01/2011-2012United Arab Emirates University NP-14/01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our previous study in Goto-Kakizaki (GK) type 2 diabetic rats provided significant evidence that aspirin treatment improves pancreatic β-cell function by reducing inflammatory responses and improving glucose tolerance. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the mechanism of action of aspirin on the pathophysiology and progression of type 2 diabetic complications in the heart and pancreas of insulin-resistant GK rats. Aspirin treatment demonstrated a reduction in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and lipid peroxidation, accompanied by improved redox homeostasis. Furthermore, the recovery of metabolic and mitochondrial functions, as well as cytochrome P450 enzyme activities, which were altered in the pancreas and heart of GK rats, were observed. Aspirin treatment brought the activity of CYP 2E1 to the control level in both tissues, whereas the CYP 3A4 level decreased only in the pancreas. This suggests the tissue-specific differential metabolism of substrates in these rats. The recovery of redox homeostasis could be the key target in the improvement of oxidative-stress-dependent alterations in mitochondrial functions which, in turn, facilitated improved energy metabolism in these tissues in the aspirin-treated GK rats. These results may have implications in determining the therapeutic use of aspirin, either alone or in combination with other clinically approved therapies, in insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes.

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aspirinCYP 450sGK rat pancreas and heartmitochondrial functionsredox homeostasistype 2 diabetes

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PMID34575050
PMCPMC8465065
OpenAlexW3198864301

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