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The SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin attenuates mitochondrial oxidative stress and alterations of calcium handling induced by high glucose in human cardiac fibroblasts.

Fahimeh Varzideh, Urna Kansakar, Scott Wilson, Stanislovas S Jankauskas, Gaetano Santulli

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  1. Immunology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.Expert review of clinical immunology · 2025
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Fahimeh VarzidehDepartment of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
Urna KansakarDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Einstein Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation (INI), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
Scott WilsonDepartment of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
Stanislovas S JankauskasDepartment of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
Gaetano SantulliDepartment of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7231-375X

Funding

Post-doctoral trainee development into independent investigators under senior scientists mentorship (PODIUM)T32HL172255 · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
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NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL172255
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac fibrosis and remodeling are critical contributors to heart failure, particularly in the context of diabetes, where hyperglycemia (HG) exacerbates pathological fibroblast activity. Despite the known cardiovascular benefits of canagliflozin (CANA), its specific effects on human cardiac fibroblasts (HCFs) under HG conditions remain unexplored. We investigated whether CANA could mitigate HG-induced detrimental responses in HCFs. Dose-response assays revealed that 100 nM CANA significantly reduced HG-induced proliferation and migration of HCFs. Furthermore, CANA attenuated mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, a key driver of myofibroblast differentiation, and suppressed HG-induced expression of SMAD2, a critical activator of cardiac fibroblasts. Additionally, HG disrupted calcium (Ca

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CalciumCanagliflozinFibroblastsGlucoseMitochondriaMyocardiumOxidative StressSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansReactive Oxygen SpeciesSmad2 ProteinSodium-Glucose Transporter 2CalciumCanagliflozinGlucoseReactive Oxygen SpeciesSmad2 ProteinSodium-Glucose Transporter 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsCanagliflozinfibrosishuman fibroblastsSGLT2

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PMID40257184
PMCPMC12296055

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