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The effects of liraglutide and dapagliflozin on cardiac function and structure in a multi-hit mouse model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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Withaar, Coenraad, Meems, Laura M G, Markousis-Mavrogenis, George, Boogerd, Cornelis J, Silljé, Herman H W, Schouten, Elisabeth M, Dokter, Martin M, Voors, Adriaan A +3 more·2021·Cardiovascular Research

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AIMS: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a multifactorial disease that constitutes several distinct phenotypes, including a common cardiometabolic phenotype with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Treatment options for HFpEF are limited, and development of novel therapeutics is hindered by the paucity of suitable preclinical HFpEF models that recapitulate the complexity of human HFpEF. Metabolic drugs, like glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) and sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), have emerged as promising drugs to restore metabolic perturbations and may have value in the treatment of the cardiometabolic HFpEF phenotype. We aimed to develop a multifactorial HFpEF mouse model that closely resembles the cardiometabolic HFpEF phenotype, and evaluated the GLP-1 RA liraglutide (Lira) and the SGLT2i dapagliflozin (Dapa). METHODS AND RESULTS: Aged (18-22 months old) female C57BL/6J mice were fed a standardized chow (CTRL) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks. After 8 weeks HFD, angiotensin II (ANGII), was administered for 4 weeks via osmotic mini pumps. HFD + ANGII resulted in a cardiometabolic HFpEF phenotype, including obesity, impaired glucose handling, and metabolic dysregulation with inflammation. The multiple hit resulted in typical clinical HFpEF features, including cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis with preserved fractional shortening but with impaired myocardial deformation, atrial enlargement, lung congestion, and elevated blood pressures. Treatment with Lira attenuated the cardiometabolic dysregulation and improved cardiac function, with reduced cardiac hypertrophy, less myocardial fibrosis, and attenuation of atrial weight, natriuretic peptide levels, and lung congestion. Dapa treatment improved glucose handling, but had mild effects on the HFpEF phenotype. CONCLUSIONS: We developed a mouse model that recapitulates the human HFpEF disease, providing a novel opportunity to study disease pathogenesis and the development of enhanced therapeutic approaches. We furthermore show that attenuation of cardiometabolic dysregulation may represent a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of HFpEF.

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  1. [37]Withaar C, Meems LMG, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Boogerd CL, Silljé HHW, Schouten EM, Dokter EM, Voors AA, Westenbrink BD, Lam CSP, de Boer RA de. The effects of liraglutide and dapagliflozin on cardiac function and structure in a multi-hit mouse model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. 2020. NCBI GEO, GSE153923. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE153923 (7 July 2020, date last accessed). PMC8318109 32871009

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Withaar, C., Meems, L. M. G., Markousis-Mavrogenis, G., Boogerd, C. J., Silljé, H. H. W., Schouten, E. M., Dokter, M. M., Voors, A. A., Westenbrink, B. D., Lam, C. S. P., & de Boer, R. A.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (NL)
Venue
Cardiovascular Research
Published
2020-09-01
Volume
117
Issue
9
Pages
2108-2124
ISSN
  • 0008-6363 (ISSN-L)
  • 1755-3245
OpenAlex
W3082464276
Cited by
223
References
88
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 47 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 3
FWCI
15.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Cardiovascular Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • Netherlands Heart Foundation Senior Clinical Scientist Grant (2019T064)
  • Rosalind Franklin Fellowship
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Mouse Clinic for Cancer and Aging
  • Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (917.13.350)
  • Netherlands Heart Foundation (2014-40, 2017-21, 2017-11, 2018-30)
  • leDucq Foundation
  • European Research Council (CoG 818715)
  • European Union’s Horizon2020 research and innovation program
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie (751988)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
Keywords
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, liraglutide, dapagliflozin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, high-fat diet, angiotensin II, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, atrial enlargement, pulmonary congestion, natriuretic peptides, mouse model, cardiac function
MeSH terms
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor, Liraglutide, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists, Angiotensin II, Animals, Benzhydryl Compounds, Blood Glucose, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Fibrosis, Gene Expression Regulation, Glucosides, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Myocardium, Signal Transduction, Ventricular Function, Left, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Ventricular Remodeling, Mice, Heart Failure, Diastolic, Incretins, Diet, High-Fat

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