Table 4: Non-conventional and Experimental Treatment of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.
Superoxide dismutase | Transgenic mice with DM expressing cardiac specific superoxide dismutase have shown improvement in cardiac remodeling and left ventricle function[77] |
Coenzyme Q10 | Effectively targets reactive oxygen species in diabetic mice and prevented effectively diabetic cardiomyopathy[78] |
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase | In transgenic mice prevented diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy[79] |
Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids | Improved ejection fraction in a rat model of DM[80] |
B-type natriuretic peptide | Chronic treatment at low doses improved the metabolic profile and prevented the development of myocardial dysfunction in obese diabetic mice[81] |
p38 MAPK | Inhibition of p38 MAPK by SB203580 (a pharmacological inhibitor) prevented cardiac inflammation and attenuated left ventricular dysfunction in a mouse model of diabetic cardiomyopathy[82] |
DM = diabetes mellitus; MAPK = mitogen-activated protein kinase.