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ArticleStem cell reviews and reports2025

Empagliflozin Reduces High Glucose-Induced Cardiomyopathy in hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes : Glucose-induced Lipotoxicity in hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes.

Hsiu-Hui Tsai, Fu-Chih Hsiao, Alice L Yu, Jyuhn-Huarng Juang, John Yu, Pao-Hsien Chu

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Hsiu-Hui TsaiInstitute of Stem Cell and Translational Cancer Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Fu-Chih HsiaoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Alice L YuInstitute of Stem Cell and Translational Cancer Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Jyuhn-Huarng JuangDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. jjuang@cgmh.org.tw.
John YuInstitute of Stem Cell and Translational Cancer Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. johnyu@gate.sinica.edu.tw.
Pao-Hsien ChuInstitute of Stem Cell and Translational Cancer Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. taipei.chu@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0361-6348

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou CIRPG3L0022Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou CMRPG3J0781~3National Science and Technology 111-2314-B-182A-013-MY3
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Abstract

Human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology has been applied in pathogenesis studies, drug screening, tissue engineering, and stem cell therapy, and patient-specific hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) have shown promise in disease modeling, including diabetic cardiomyopathy. High glucose (HG) treatment induces lipotoxicity in hiPSC-CMs, as evidenced by changes in cell size, beating rate, calcium handling, and lipid accumulation. Empagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, effectively mitigates the hypertrophic changes, abnormal calcium handling, and contractility impairment induced by HG. Glucose concentration influences SGLT2 expression in cardiomyocytes, highlighting its potential role in diabetic cardiomyopathy. These findings support the potential utility of hiPSC-CMs in studying diabetic cardiomyopathy and the efficacy of empagliflozin in ameliorating HG-induced cardiomyocyte dysfunction. Such research may advance developments in precision medicine and therapeutic interventions for patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy.

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Benzhydryl CompoundsDiabetic CardiomyopathiesGlucoseGlucosidesInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMyocytes, CardiacCell DifferentiationHumansSodium-Glucose Transporter 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsBenzhydryl CompoundsempagliflozinGlucoseGlucosidesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsCardiomyocyteDiabetic cardiomyopathyEmpagliflozinHiPSC

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