Title:Liraglutide Improves Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Downregulation of
Cardiac Inflammatory and Apoptosis Markers
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Author(s): Polly Gupta and Rustam Ekbbal*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology, IIMT College of Medical Sciences (Pharmacy), IIMT University, Meerut, UP, India
Keywords:
Glucagon-like peptide-1, liraglutide, oxidative stress, systolic dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Abstract:
Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy is one of the leading causes of mortality for
people with diabetes worldwide. The majority of the formalistic alterations in the heart associated
with diabetic cardiomyopathy have been found to be primarily caused by the ongoing oxidative
stress brought on by hyperglycemia, which leads to the dysfunctional reactions of apoptosis
and inflammation. Liraglutide, a long-acting counterpart of glucagon-like peptide-1, has
been demonstrated to have a number of therapeutic applications in medicine and other biological
processes.
Methods: The PubMed database was searched using the terms liraglutide, DCM, and all associated
inflammatory markers.
Results: There has been a lot of research on liraglutide's potential to protect the heart from cardiomyopathy
brought on by diabetes. Liraglutide's therapeutic actions as an antioxidant, antihyperglycemic,
anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory medicine may help to lessen diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Conclusion: The most recent studies on the effects of liraglutide therapy on DCM are presented
in this review, along with an explanation of the underlying mechanisms.