作者
Max Thorwald, Ruben Rodriguez, Andrew Lee, Bridget Martinez, Janos Peti-Peterdi, Daisuke Nakano, Akira Nishiyama, Rudy M Ortiz
发表日期
2018/4/1
期刊
Redox Biology
卷号
14
页码范围
371-378
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Hyperglycemia increases the risk of oxidant overproduction in the heart through activation of a multitude of pathways. Oxidation of mitochondrial enzymes may impair their function resulting in accumulation of intermediates and reverse electron transfer, contributing to mitochondrial dysfunction. Furthermore, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) becomes inappropriately activated during metabolic syndrome, increasing oxidant production. To combat excess oxidant production, the transcription factor, nuclear factor erythriod-2- related factor 2 (Nrf2), induces expression of many antioxidant genes. We hypothesized that angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) blockade improves mitochondrial function in response to an acute glucose load via upregulation of Nrf2. To address this hypothesis, an oral glucose challenge was performed in three groups prior to dissection (n = 5–8 animals/group/time point) of adult male rats: 1 …
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