Table 2 Summary of MQC-targeted molecules in diabetic cardiomyopathy.

From: Mitochondrial quality control in diabetes mellitus and complications: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

In vivo

In vitro

Molecule targets

MQC mechanisms

Reference

HFD-fed mice

HFD-fed mice cardiomyocytes

ATG7 ↓ , PARKIN↓

Inhibiting mitophagy

[122]

STZ-induced mice

Primary NMCMs

PGAM5 ↑ , PHB2 ↓ , DRP1 ↑ , FIS1 ↑ , MFN1 ↓ , MFN2 ↓ , PARKIN ↓ , Beclin1 ↓ , ATG5 ↓ , PGC1α ↓ , NRF2 ↓ , TFAM↓

Promoting fission, inhibiting mitogenesis, fusion and mitophagy

[133, 134]

STZ-induced mice

Primary NRCMs and H9c2 cells with HG

miR-144 ↓ , RAC-1 ↑ , AMPK ↓ , PGC-1α ↓ , NRF1 ↓ , TFAM↓

Inhibiting mitogenesis

[125]

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Primary NRCMs with HG

CaSR ↓ , GP78 ↑ , MFN1 ↓ , MFN2 ↓ , CX43 ↓ , FIS1 ↑ , DRP1↑

Inhibiting fusion, promoting fission

[126]

Db/db mice

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PFKFB3 ↓ , NEDD4L, OPA1↓

Promoting fission

[127]

Db/db mice

Primary HCMECs with HG

MAP4K4 ↑ , GPX4 ↓ , SNO-DRP1 ↑ , p-Drp1S616 ↑ , p-Drp1S637 ↓ 

Promoting fission and ferroptosis

[128]

HFD/STZ-induced mice

Primary NMCMs with HG

MST1 ↑ , SIRT3 ↓ , DRP1 ↑ , p-Drp1S616 ↑ , p-Drp1S637 ↓ , PARKIN↓

Promoting fission, inhibiting mitophagy

[129, 130]

Db/db mice

H9c2 cells with HG and PA

RCAN1 ↑ , p-Drp1S616 ↑ 

Promoting fission

[131]

HFD/STZ-induced mice; db/db mice

Primary neonatal mouse cardiac fibroblasts with HG and HF

ALKBH5 ↓ , YTHDF2 ↑ , NOTCH1 ↓ , ZEB1 ↓ , DRP1↑

Promoting fission

[132]

HFD-fed mice

NMCMs with PA

BRD4 ↑ , PINK1 ↓ , PARKIN ↓ , TIM23 ↑ , VDAC1↑

Inhibiting mitophagy

[133]

HFD/STZ-induced SD rats

H9c2 cells with HG and PA

SFRP2 ↓ , AMPK ↓ , FZD5 ↓ , TFEB ↓ , PGC-1α ↓ , NRF1 ↓ , TFAM ↓ , DRP1 ↑ , FIS1 ↑ , MFN1 ↓ , MFN2 ↓ , PARKIN ↓ , FUNDC1 ↓ , NIX ↓ , BNIP3 ↓ ,

Promoting fission, inhibiting mitogenesis, fusion, and mitophagy

[134, 135]

HFD-fed ZDF rats; db/db mice

Primary NRCMs with HG

ORAI1 ↑ , CnA ↑ , p-ERK1/2 ↑ , DRP1 ↑ , p-Drp1S616 ↑ , p-Drp1S637 ↓ , OPA1 ↓ , MFN2↓

Promoting fission, inhibiting fusion

[136]

db/db mice; STZ-induced mice

Primary NRVMs, H9c2 and AC16 cardiomyocytes with HG and PA

DUSP26 ↓ , FAK, ERK, DRP1 ↑ , MFN1 ↓ , MFN2 ↓ , OPA1↓

Promoting fission, inhibiting fusion

[137]

HFD/STZ-induced mice

HL1 cardiomyocytes with HG

LGR6 ↓ , p-STAT3 ↓ , PGC-1α ↓ , cTNI ↑ , MDA ↑ , PTGS2↑

Reducing mitogenesis and mitochondrial respiratory capacity, promoting ferroptosis

[138]

STZ-induced mice

Primary mouse cardiomyocytes with HG

BNP ↓ , PKG ↓ , STAT3 ↓ , OPA1↓

Inhibiting mitochondrial fusion

[139]

HFD/STZ-induced SD rats; db/db mice

Primary NMCMs and H9c2 cells with HG

FOXO1 ↑ , STAT3 ↓ , DRP1 ↑ , MFN1 ↓ , MFN2 ↓ , OPA1 ↓ , PINK1 ↓ , PARKIN↓

Promoting fission, inhibiting fusion, and mitophagy

[140]

Db/db mice

Primary NRCMs with HG, PA and OA

PPARα ↓ , MFN2↓

Promoting fission

[141]

STZ-induced mice

H9c2 cells with HG

ALDH2 ↓ , Akt ↓ , GSK3β ↓ , FOXO3a ↓ , PARKIN↓

Inhibiting mitophagy

[142]

  1. HF high fat, HFD high-fat diet, db/db mice leptin receptor-deficient mice, HG high glucose, STZ streptozotocin, PA palmitic acid, OA oleate acid, SD Sprague Dawley, ZDF Zucker diabetic fat, SNO-Drp1 S-nitrosylation of Drp1, HCMECs human cardiac microvascular endothelial cells, NRCMs neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, NRVMs neonatal rat ventricular myocytes, NMCMs neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes.