Elucidating the effect of deferoxamine, a hypoxia mimetic agent, on angiogenesis restoration in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from diabetic mice

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Abstract (original English)

Objectives Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, primarily through endothelial cell dysfunction and vascular damage. These vascular complications are partly due to defects in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). This study explores the efficacy of pharmacological priming of bone marrow EPCs (BMEPCs) with Deferoxamine (DFO), a hypoxia mimetic agent, in restoring dysregulated angiogenic pathways in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced mice with type-1 diabetes (T1D). Materials and methods BMEPCs were isolated from both normal and STZ-induced mice with T1D. The effects of an optimal concentration of DFO (80 µM) on the viability, proliferation, and tubulogenesis of EPCs were assessed. Furthermore, the probable beneficial effects of the conditioned medium from EPCs treated in the presence and absence of DFO were examined in mice (T1D) wound healing models. Results DFO (80 µM) increased cell viability, proliferation, and tubulogenesis. EPCs isolated from diabetic mice showed significant impairments in the expression of HIF-1α, VEGF, and SDF-1 proteins compared to controls. DFO-preconditioning significantly enhanced protein expression of these genes. The conditioned medium from diabetic EPCs treated with DFO had a substantially greater favorable effect on wound healing in diabetic mice, connected with elevated levels of HIF-1α, VEGF, phosphorylated Tie2/Tie2, and Ang1. Conc

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