PMID- 34395424 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210817 IS - 2296-634X (Print) IS - 2296-634X (Electronic) IS - 2296-634X (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2021 TI - P2X7 Receptor Deficiency Ameliorates STZ-induced Cardiac Damage and Remodeling Through PKCbeta and ERK. PG - 692028 LID - 10.3389/fcell.2021.692028 [doi] LID - 692028 AB - Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a complication of diabetes mellitus which result in cardiac remodeling and subsequent heart failure. However, the role of P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) in DCM has yet to be elucidated. The principal objective of this study was to investigate whether P2X7R participates in the pathogenesis of DCM. In this study, the C57BL/6 diabetic mouse model was treated with a P2X7R inhibitor (A438079). Cardiac dysfunction and remodeling were attenuated by the intraperitoneal injection of A438079 or P2X7R deficiency. In vitro, A438079 reduced high glucose (HG) induced cell damage in H9c2 cells and primary rat cardiomyocytes. Furthermore, HG/streptozotocin (STZ)-induced P2X7R activation mediated downstream protein kinase C-beta (PKCbeta) and extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) activation. This study provided evidence that P2X7R plays an important role in the pathogenesis of STZ-induced diabetic cardiac damage and remodeling through the PKCbeta/ERK axis and suggested that P2X7R might be a potential target in the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Huang, Wang, Li, Wang, Zhao, Lin, Huang, Wang and Huang. FAU - Huang, Shanjun AU - Huang S AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. AD - Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, China. FAU - Wang, Weiqi AU - Wang W AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Li, Li AU - Li L AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, China. FAU - Wang, Ting AU - Wang T AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Zhao, Yihan AU - Zhao Y AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Lin, Ya AU - Lin Y AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Weijian AU - Huang W AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Yonghua AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Physical Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Zhouqing AU - Huang Z AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease of Wenzhou, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210729 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Dev Biol JT - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology JID - 101630250 PMC - PMC8358615 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ERK OT - P2X7 receptor OT - PKCbeta OT - cardiac remodeling OT - diabetic cardiomyopathy COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/08/17 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/17 06:01 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/08/16 06:02 PHST- 2021/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/16 06:02 [entrez] PHST- 2021/08/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/17 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fcell.2021.692028 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Jul 29;9:692028. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.692028. eCollection 2021.