title: Endothelial cell regulation of cardiac metabolism following diabetes.
abstract: The earliest change that occurs in the diabetic heart is reduced glucose consumption, with a switch to utilization of fatty acids (FA) predominantly as an energy resource. Although this adaptation might be beneficial in the short-term, over a protracted duration, it is potentially catastrophic given the malicious effects produced by high FA in cardiomyocytes. In this review, we describe how the endothelial cell (EC), a "first-responder" to hyperglycemia, communicates with the underlying cardiomyocyte. As this cross-talk is expected to facilitate increased FA delivery to, and utilization by, the cardiomyocyte, understanding this conversationshould assist in devising new therapeutic strategies to prevent or delay diabetic heart disease.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dahai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z3. rodrigue@mail.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D058065:Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism; D000099175:Heparanase
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005966:Glucuronidase; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D000099175:Heparanase