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We assessed T2DM B6.BKS(D)-Leprdb\/J (db\/db) mice fed for six months on a normal diet containing three zinc levels (deficient, adequate, and supplemented), to explore the role of zinc in DCM development and progression. Cardiac function, reflected by ejection fraction, was significantly decreased, along with increased left ventricle mass and heart weight to tibial length ratio, in db\/db mice. As a molecular cardiac hypertrophy marker, atrial natriuretic peptide levels were also significantly increased. Cardiac dysfunction and hypertrophy were accompanied by significantly increased fibrotic (elevated collagen accumulation as well as transforming growth factor \u03b2 and connective tissue growth factor levels) and inflammatory (enhanced expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1\u03b2, caspase recruitment domain family member 9, and B-cell lymphoma\/leukemia 10, and activated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase) responses in the heart. All these diabetic effects were exacerbated by zinc deficiency, and not affected by zinc supplementation, respectively. Mechanistically, oxidative stress and damage, mirrored by the accumulation of 3-nitrotyrosine and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, was significantly increased along with significantly decreased expression of Nrf2 and its downstream antioxidants (NQO-1 and catalase). This was also exacerbated by zinc deficiency in the db\/db mouse heart. These results suggested that zinc deficiency promotes the development and progression of DCM in T2DM db\/db mice. The exacerbated effects by zinc deficiency on the heart of db\/db mice may be related to further suppression of Nrf2 expression and function.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms18030580","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,7]],"date-time":"2017-03-07T11:12:32Z","timestamp":1488885152000},"page":"580","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Zinc Prevents the Development of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in db\/db Mice"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2017-8968","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shudong","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiovascular Center &amp; Geriatric Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China"},{"name":"Pediatric Research Institute, The Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bowei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Research Institute, The Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA"},{"name":"Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuehui","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiovascular Center &amp; Geriatric Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiovascular Center &amp; Geriatric Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Quan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiovascular Center &amp; Geriatric Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jian","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiovascular Center &amp; Geriatric Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiovascular Center &amp; Geriatric Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3048-1135","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lu","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Research Institute, The Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA"},{"name":"Wendy Novak Diabetes Care Center, Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2791","DOI":"10.2337\/diacare.26.10.2791","article-title":"Diabetes and idiopathic cardiomyopathy: A nationwide case-control study","volume":"26","author":"Bertoni","year":"2003","journal-title":"Diabetes Care"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"471","DOI":"10.1002\/dmrr.644","article-title":"Hypomagnesemia, oxidative stress, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome","volume":"22","year":"2006","journal-title":"Diabetes Metab. 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