Diabetes abolish cardioprotective effects of remote ischemic conditioning: evidences and possible mechanisms

Diabetes mellitus significantly hampers the development of cardioprotective response to remote pre/post/perconditioning stimuli by impairing the activation of cardioprotective signaling pathways. Among the different pathways, the impairment in O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) signaling and release of cardioprotective humoral factor may contribute in attenuating remote preconditioning-induced cardioprotection. Moreover, the failure to...