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Published in final edited form as: Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 Apr 25;169:317–342. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.03.046

Table 1.

Overview of ROS, oxidative stress and cardiac structure and function in DbCM.

Diabetes Model ROS/Oxidative Stress Cardiac Function/Structure Author
Permeabilized atrial myofibers from T2D patients (LVEF >30%) ↑ mitochondrial H2O2 emission
↓ GSH/GSSG ratio
↑HNE, 3-NT
↔ systolic function Anderson [74]
Obese T2D patients without HF, CAD and hypertension ↑ glycogen
↑ HO-1, NQO1
↑ LV hypertrophy
↑ myocardial fibrosis
Li [234]
Right atrial myocardium from diabetic patients without signs of CM ↑ ROS levels
↑ MnSOD, CAT; ↔ Cu-ZnSOD activities
↓ mitochondrial function
↑ contractile dysfunction of atrial without signs
↓ complex I activity in obese/diabetic individuals
Montaigne [77]
Human diabetic hearts ↓ NRF2 staining Tan [233]
STZ-induced T1D guinea pigs ↑ ROS levels; ↔ GSH
↓ basal complex II state 4H2O2 emission
↔ SOD, GSH-Px,
PRX, GSH, TRXR1/2, CAT, TRX1/2
↑ oxidant-challenged H2O2 emission
↓ complex II and IV state 3 VO2
↓ ADP phosphorylation rates
Tocchetti [38]
STZ-induced T1D rats ↑ O2•− ; ↓ complex I
H2O2 production;
↑/↓ H2O2 production; ↑ CM ROS, TBARS, MDA, lipid peroxide, protein carbonyl, 8-iso PGF2α, HNE-adduct of SDH subunit, NT of SCOT; ↓ mitochondrial MDA
↓ GSH; ↑ GSH conjugate efflux; ↔ γ-GSC mRNA, GSR activity; ↑ GSH/GSSG ratio
↑ p22phox, NOX4 mRNA
↑/↓ SOD content; ↑
CAT; ↔ CuZn-SOD, GSH-Px activities; MnSOD, GSH-Px, PRX3 protein
↑/↓ cardiac hypertrophy
↓ systolic and diastolic function
↑ cardiac fibrosis, apoptosis
↑ mitochondrial dysfunction; ↓ mitochondrial transcription/translation, respiration
↑ respiratory uncoupling
↓ ETC proteins; complex I, SDH, SCOT activities
Singh [37],
Ghosh [35],
Kanazawa [36]
Kakkar [39],
da Silva [40]
Hamblin [41],
Wohaieb [43],
Herlein [44],
Lashin [42],
Turko [180],
Turko [262],
Guo [126]
STZ-induced T1D mice ↑ ROS generation in IFM, NT, MDA, 4-HNE; AGE protein;
↔ protein carbonyl
↓ GSH/GSSG ratio
↑ NOX2 mRNA
↑ OGT, OGA mRNA; O-GlcNAc
↔ cardiac hypertrophy
↓ diastolic function; contractility
↑ fibrosis
↑ DNA fragmentation
↑ Ca2+-handling dysfunction
↓ mitochondrial respiration
Dabkowski [24], Ceylan-Isik [25], De Blasio [26]
ALX-induced T1D rats ↑ intracellular ROS, MDA, protein carbonylation, lipid peroxide levels, ↑ NT of mitochondrial proteins; ↓ TBARS
[51]
↓ GSH/GSSG ratio
↑ XO activity
↓ SOD, CAT, GST, GSR, GSH-Px
activities
↑ CM disorganization
↓ mitochondrial membrane
potential; ↑ cytosolic cytochrome c translocation
↑ apoptosis
↓ stimulated SCOT, complex I activities
Das [45], Genet [46], Parinandi [51], Turko [47]
OVE26 T1D mice ↓ mitochondrial
GSH; ↑ GSSG; ↔ GSH content

↑ CAT activity
↑ CM morphological damage

↑ mitochondrial area, number, protein, mtDNA

↓ RCR, state 3 respiration, P/O, state 4 respiration
Shen [48],
Shen [31],
Liang [50]
ISDBB T1D rats ↑ CAT, GSSG reductase activities
↑ GSH content
Wohaieb [49]
Akita T1D mice ↓ mitochondrial H2O2 production; ↔ ROS
↔ SOD2, PRDX3 mRNA/protein
↔ O2 consumption Bugger [52]
db/db obese/T2D mice ↑ total ROS, O2•− , ONOO•-, 4-HNE, 8OHdG, MDA
↓ GSH, GSH/GSSG
ratio
↑ gp91phox, NOX1 mRNA; ↑ PRX5; ↔ SOD2 proteins
↓ OGG-1 activity
↑ cardiac remodeling
↓ systolic function
↑ apoptosis
↑ myocardial lipotoxicity
↓ complex III activity, ATP production, ATP/ADP ratio
Mariappan [56], Das [58], Pan [59], Li [234]
ob/ob obese pre-T2D mice ↓ GSH/GSSG; ↑ MDA, protein carbonyl
↑ p47phox, gp91phox protein
Li [114]
ZDF T2D rats ↑ ROS, MDA, protein carbonylation,
↑ CAT, GSH-Px, Cu/Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD
↑ GSH, GST, GSR
↑ HO-1, iNOS protein
↑ LV hypertrophy
↓ complex I, IV activities
↓ cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1
Raza [60],
Conti [400]
fa/fa T2D rats ↑ TBARS, lipid hydroperoxides, GSH; ↔ O2•− formation ↑ SOD activities Vincent [61]
HFD-fed T2D rats ↑ TBARS, lipid hydroperoxides, GSH; ↔ O2•− formation
↑ iNOS synthase, NO ↑ SOD activities
Vincent [61],
Banerjee [62]
fructose-induced pre-T2D rats ↔ MDA, 3-NT
↑ XO activity; ↑ PRX6; ↓ SOD2 mRNA
↑/↓ ETC mRNA
↑ apoptosis
Szűcs [63], Fan [129]
HFD-fed/STZ-induced pre-T2D [64] rats, mice [234] or miniswine [65] ↑ mitochondrial ROS; total and NOX-stimulated O2•− production
↓ NO production; ↑ eNOS uncoupling
↑ NRF2 pathway activation
↑ diastolic and systolic dysfunction
↑ LV mass/remodeling; CM size
↑ myocardial fibrosis, apoptosis
↑ myocardial lipotoxicity
Koncsos [64],
Heinonen [65],
Li [234]
Goto-Kakizaki T2D rats ↑ MDA
↓ GSH, CoQ9; ↔ α-tocopherol, CoQ10, Vitamin E
↑ O2 consumption Santos [68]