Protective Mechanisms of SGLTi in Ischemic Heart Disease

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1007/s12265-024-10513-x. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a common clinical cardiovascular disease with high morbidity and mortality. Sodium glucose cotransporter protein inhibitor (SGLTi) is a novel hypoglycemic drug. To date, both clinical trials and animal experiments have shown that SGLTi play a protective role in IHD, including myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). The protective effects may be involved in mechanisms of energy metabolic conversion, anti-inflammation, anti-fibrosis, ionic homeostasis improvement, immune cell development, angiogenesis and functional regulation, gut microbiota regulation, and epicardial lipids. Thus, this review summarizes the above mechanisms and aims to provide theoretical evidence for therapeutic strategies for IHD.

Keywords: Ischemic heart disease; Myocardial protection; SGLTi.

Publication types

  • Review