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Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2
Molecular mechanisms underlying the diverse therapeutic effects of anti-diabetic metformin, beyond its anti-hyperglycaemic effects, remain largely unclear. Metformin is reported to reduce the long-term complications of diabetes, including cardiovascular fibrosis and remodelling. Our recent investiga...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9820506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36614028 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010585 |
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author | Titus, Allen Sam Ushakumary, Mereena George Venugopal, Harikrishnan Wang, Mingyi Lakatta, Edward G. Kailasam, Shivakumar |
author_facet | Titus, Allen Sam Ushakumary, Mereena George Venugopal, Harikrishnan Wang, Mingyi Lakatta, Edward G. Kailasam, Shivakumar |
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description | Molecular mechanisms underlying the diverse therapeutic effects of anti-diabetic metformin, beyond its anti-hyperglycaemic effects, remain largely unclear. Metformin is reported to reduce the long-term complications of diabetes, including cardiovascular fibrosis and remodelling. Our recent investigations show that Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2), a Collagen receptor tyrosine kinase, has an obligate regulatory role in Collagen type I gene expression in cardiac and vascular adventitial fibroblasts, and that it may be a molecular link between arterial fibrosis and metabolic syndrome in rhesus monkeys. Using gene knockdown and overexpression approaches, the present study examined whether DDR2 is a target of metformin and whether, by targeting DDR2, it inhibits Fibronectin and Collagen type I expression in rat aortic adventitial fibroblasts exposed to hyperglycaemic conditions. Metformin was found to attenuate hyperglycaemia-induced increase in DDR2 mRNA and protein expression by inhibiting TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 signalling that mediates the stimulatory effect of hyperglycaemia on DDR2 expression. Metformin also inhibited DDR2-dependent expression of Fibronectin and Collagen type I, indicating that it regulates these matrix proteins via DDR2 inhibition. The findings identify DDR2, a mediator of cardiovascular remodelling, as a molecular target of metformin, thereby uncovering the molecular basis of its protective role in vascular fibrosis and possibly cardiac fibrosis associated with diabetic cardiomyopathy. |
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spelling | pubmed-98205062023-01-07 Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Titus, Allen Sam Ushakumary, Mereena George Venugopal, Harikrishnan Wang, Mingyi Lakatta, Edward G. Kailasam, Shivakumar Int J Mol Sci Article Molecular mechanisms underlying the diverse therapeutic effects of anti-diabetic metformin, beyond its anti-hyperglycaemic effects, remain largely unclear. Metformin is reported to reduce the long-term complications of diabetes, including cardiovascular fibrosis and remodelling. Our recent investigations show that Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2), a Collagen receptor tyrosine kinase, has an obligate regulatory role in Collagen type I gene expression in cardiac and vascular adventitial fibroblasts, and that it may be a molecular link between arterial fibrosis and metabolic syndrome in rhesus monkeys. Using gene knockdown and overexpression approaches, the present study examined whether DDR2 is a target of metformin and whether, by targeting DDR2, it inhibits Fibronectin and Collagen type I expression in rat aortic adventitial fibroblasts exposed to hyperglycaemic conditions. Metformin was found to attenuate hyperglycaemia-induced increase in DDR2 mRNA and protein expression by inhibiting TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 signalling that mediates the stimulatory effect of hyperglycaemia on DDR2 expression. Metformin also inhibited DDR2-dependent expression of Fibronectin and Collagen type I, indicating that it regulates these matrix proteins via DDR2 inhibition. The findings identify DDR2, a mediator of cardiovascular remodelling, as a molecular target of metformin, thereby uncovering the molecular basis of its protective role in vascular fibrosis and possibly cardiac fibrosis associated with diabetic cardiomyopathy. MDPI 2022-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9820506/ /pubmed/36614028 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010585 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Titus, Allen Sam Ushakumary, Mereena George Venugopal, Harikrishnan Wang, Mingyi Lakatta, Edward G. Kailasam, Shivakumar Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 |
title | Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 |
title_full | Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 |
title_fullStr | Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 |
title_full_unstemmed | Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 |
title_short | Metformin Attenuates Hyperglycaemia-Stimulated Pro-Fibrotic Gene Expression in Adventitial Fibroblasts via Inhibition of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 |
title_sort | metformin attenuates hyperglycaemia-stimulated pro-fibrotic gene expression in adventitial fibroblasts via inhibition of discoidin domain receptor 2 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9820506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36614028 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010585 |
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