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Ascorbic acid and calcitriol as alternative preventive strategies for myocardial damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an in vivo study using diabetic and atherosclerotic rat models Saputra, Jefri Dwi; Heriansyah, Teuku; Sofyan, Hamny; Dimiati, Herlina; Mudatsir, Mudatsir
Heart Science Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Challenges in Managing Acute Heart Failure
Publisher : Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.hsj.2025.006.01.14

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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus can increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and genetic transcription factors, such as nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB). These phenomena may enhance the progression of atherosclerosis. Additionally, NF-κB can induce apoptosis of pancreatic beta cells and accelerate disease progression. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of calcitriol and ascorbic acid on NF-κβ expression in vivo in aortic and myocardial tissues of Wistar rats. METHODS: This randomized experimental study involved 24 male Wistar rats of the Rattus norvegicus strain, divided into four groups: NC (negative control), PC (positive control), AG (ascorbic acid group), and CG (calcitriol group). The study spanned 90 days, including a 30-day intervention period. Aortic and myocardial samples were processed into histological preparations and stained using immunohistochemical techniques. NF-κB expression was assessed using an intensity scoring method. RESULTS: The CG group demonstrated the lowest NF-κB immunoexpression in myocardial tissue (0.27 ± 0.08), followed by the AG (0.37 ± 0.05), NC (0.68 ± 0.08), and PC (1.13 ± 0.34) groups, with statistically significant 3sbetween the groups (p < 0.05). In aortic tissue, the CG group also exhibited the lowest NF-κB expression (0.30 ± 0.18), followed by the AG (0.50 ± 0.09), NC (0.97 ± 0.05), and PC (1.23 ± 0.38) groups, with statistically significant differences between the groups (p < 0.05).  Similar trends were observed in the immunohistochemical staining of the NF-κB antigen in myocardial and aortic tissue samples. Calcitriol administration was more effective than ascorbic acid in reducing NF-κB expression in both myocardial (p < 0.05) and aortic tissues (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Both ascorbic acid and calcitriol reduce NF-κB expression in the aorta and myocardium, with calcitriol showing greater effectiveness than ascorbic acid.
Association between admission blood sugar levels and length of stay among patients with acute heart failure: A cross-sectional study in Aceh, Indonesia Gusti, Naufal; Heriansyah, Teuku; Saputra, Irwan
Narra X Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): August 2023
Publisher : Narra Sains Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52225/narrax.v1i2.75

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Heart failure persists to be a major health problem worldwide. Numerous factors associated with this condition have been studied to determine its prognosis. History of diabetes mellitus is one of the factors extensively studied, nonetheless, the correlation between acutely elevated admission blood glucose in critically ill patients or stress hyperglycemia towards the prognosis of heart failure remains inconclusive among previously reported studies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between admission blood glucose and the length of stay of acute heart failure patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia from July to August 2020. Patients’ data were retrieved from medical records documenting admission blood glucose and length of stay. Total sampling was employed, where eighty-five patients diagnosed as acute heart failure were included. The results showed that patients (n=85) had the general characteristics of being normoglycemic on admission (69.4%) and having 5–10 days length of stay (44.7%) with Killip 2 as the presiding Killip Class (50.6%). According to Gamma’s Correlation Coefficient, the p-value of this study is 0.012 (p< 0.05) with a correlation value of 0.454. Therefore, our study revealed the presence of a significant moderate-correlation between admission blood glucose and the length of stay among patients with acute heart failure.
Ascorbic acid and calcitriol as alternative preventive strategies for myocardial damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an in vivo study using diabetic and atherosclerotic rat models Saputra, Jefri Dwi; Heriansyah, Teuku; Sofyan, Hamny; Dimiati, Herlina; Mudatsir, Mudatsir
Heart Science Journal Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Challenges in Managing Acute Heart Failure
Publisher : Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.hsj.2025.006.01.14

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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus can increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and genetic transcription factors, such as nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB). These phenomena may enhance the progression of atherosclerosis. Additionally, NF-κB can induce apoptosis of pancreatic beta cells and accelerate disease progression. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of calcitriol and ascorbic acid on NF-κβ expression in vivo in aortic and myocardial tissues of Wistar rats. METHODS: This randomized experimental study involved 24 male Wistar rats of the Rattus norvegicus strain, divided into four groups: NC (negative control), PC (positive control), AG (ascorbic acid group), and CG (calcitriol group). The study spanned 90 days, including a 30-day intervention period. Aortic and myocardial samples were processed into histological preparations and stained using immunohistochemical techniques. NF-κB expression was assessed using an intensity scoring method. RESULTS: The CG group demonstrated the lowest NF-κB immunoexpression in myocardial tissue (0.27 ± 0.08), followed by the AG (0.37 ± 0.05), NC (0.68 ± 0.08), and PC (1.13 ± 0.34) groups, with statistically significant 3sbetween the groups (p < 0.05). In aortic tissue, the CG group also exhibited the lowest NF-κB expression (0.30 ± 0.18), followed by the AG (0.50 ± 0.09), NC (0.97 ± 0.05), and PC (1.23 ± 0.38) groups, with statistically significant differences between the groups (p < 0.05).  Similar trends were observed in the immunohistochemical staining of the NF-κB antigen in myocardial and aortic tissue samples. Calcitriol administration was more effective than ascorbic acid in reducing NF-κB expression in both myocardial (p < 0.05) and aortic tissues (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Both ascorbic acid and calcitriol reduce NF-κB expression in the aorta and myocardium, with calcitriol showing greater effectiveness than ascorbic acid.
Renal function and potassium changes in HFrEF patients treated with ACEI vs. ARNI: A prospective cohort study among Acehnese, Indonesia Munawarah, Iffah; Heriansyah, Teuku; Syukri, Maimun; Purnawarman, Adi; Buchari
Heart Science Journal Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): The Evolving Landscape of Heart Failure
Publisher : Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.hsj.2026.007.02.10

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Background: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) acceleration commonly occur in Heart Failure (HF). Drugs such as Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI) and Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors (ARNI) become essential part of HF treatment. Long-term consumption may impair kidney function and potassium imbalance, which could potentially limit the therapy, therefore we conducted this study to assess the effects of ACEI and ARNI on renal function and potassium level in Indonesian patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), as no local studies exist. Method: A prospective cohort was performed in Banda Aceh, which comprise of 40 ACEI and 40 ARNI patients on standard therapy. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), serum creatinine level then converted into estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR), and serum potassium level were measured at baseline and after 3 months into the therapy. Independent t-test was applied to compare groups. Result: Both ARNI and ACEI groups showed significant improvement in eGFR (p < 0.005). The intergroup difference was 11 mg/dL (p = 0.038) showed that ACEI had a better outcome in eGFR improvement compare with ARNI. Potassium rose slightly in both groups, with an intergroup difference of 0.082 mmol/L (p = 0.623), indicating no meaningful difference. Conclusion: Both ACEI and ARNI improved eGFR after 3 months, with a modest potassium increase.