Insulin resistance, a core mechanism in type 2 dia...
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Insulin resistance, a core mechanism in type 2 diabetes, leads to early compensatory hyperinsulinemia, which together with hyperglycemia collectively accelerates atherosclerosis and significantly increases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events like coronary heart disease. Foam cells derived from vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) are a significant and non-negligible source in atherosclerotic lesions and can directly contribute to the formation and expansion of the lipid core. Research indicates that autophagy is closely associated with atherosclerosis. Moderate autophagy exerts protective effects by inhibiting inflammation, reducing apoptosis, and promoting cholesterol efflux; conversely, impaired autophagy promotes the pathogenesis and progression of the disease.We investigated whether Melatonin, a potent antioxidant, could attenuate high glucose and high insulin-induced VSMC foaming by activating autophagy, thereby reducing atherosclerosis.In this study, primary vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were isolated from the aortas of male Sprague-Dawley rats, and passages 3–8 in good condition were selected for subsequent experiments. To mimic an insulin-resistant state, VSMCs in the experimental group were exposed to high glucose and high insulin conditions for 48 hours, while the treatment group received melatonin under the same conditions. All groups were then treated with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) to establish a foam cell model. After the experiments, cell samples were collected to measure intracellular cholesterol levels and to assess changes in markers related to autophagy, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation.We observed that melatonin significantly alleviated high glucose and high insulin-induced cholesterol accumulation and foam cell formation in VSMCs, reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and levels of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β), and enhanced autophagic activity. This protective effect was reversed by the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine. Further mechanistic investigation revealed that melatonin enhances autophagy by downregulating the expression of MST1 (mammalian STE20-like kinase 1).In conclusion, this study demonstrates that melatonin effectively inhibits VSMC-derived foam cell formation through the MST1-autophagy pathway. 将这段话进行润色和简化，使其总词数在250词左右
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Insulin resistance triggers compensatory hyperinsulinemia and, together with hyperglycemia, accelerates atherosclerosis and raises the risk of major cardiovascular events. Foam cells originating from vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are a substantial contributor to the lipid core of plaques. Autophagy is closely linked to this process: moderate autophagy is protective—limiting inflammation, apoptosis, and promoting cholesterol efflux—whereas impaired autophagy drives disease progression.
We asked whether melatonin, a potent antioxidant, mitigates VSMC foaming under diabetic conditions by activating autophagy. Primary VSMCs were isolated from male Sprague–Dawley rat aortas (passages 3–8). To model insulin resistance, cells were exposed to high glucose and high insulin (HG/HI) for 48 hours; a treatment group received melatonin during HG/HI. All groups were then challenged with oxidized LDL to induce foam cell formation. We quantified intracellular cholesterol and assessed markers of autophagy, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation.
Melatonin markedly reduced HG/HI-induced cholesterol accumulation and foam cell formation, lowered intracellular reactive oxygen species, and decreased the inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β. Melatonin also enhanced autophagic activity, and its protective effects were abolished by the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine. Mechanistically, melatonin promoted autophagy by downregulating mammalian STE20-like kinase 1 (MST1).
In summary, melatonin suppresses VSMC-derived foam cell formation under HG/HI conditions by activating autophagy via the MST1 pathway. These findings highlight melatonin as a potential strategy to curb atherosclerosis in the context of insulin resistance. (~200 words)
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Insulin resistance, a core mechanism in type 2 diabetes, leads to early compensatory hyperinsulinemia（HI）, which together with hyperglycemia（HG） collectively accelerates atherosclerosis and significantly increases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events like coronary heart disease. Foam cells derived from vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) are a non-negligible source in atherosclerotic lesions and can directly contribute to the formation and expansion of the lipid core. Research indicates that autophagy is closely associated with atherosclerosis. Moderate autophagy exerts protective effects by inhibiting inflammation, reducing apoptosis, and promoting cholesterol efflux; conversely, impaired autophagy promotes the pathogenesis and progression of the disease. 将这段话进行适当简化，并保持学术准确性与规范性
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以下是对原文的简化与润色版本，保留了学术准确性和逻辑严谨性：
Insulin resistance, a central mechanism in type 2 diabetes, triggers compensatory hyperinsulinemia (HI). Together with hyperglycemia (HG), this process accelerates atherosclerosis and increases the risk of major cardiovascular events such as coronary heart disease. Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC)-derived foam cells represent an important source of atherosclerotic lesions, contributing to lipid core formation and expansion. Increasing evidence highlights a critical role of autophagy in atherosclerosis. While moderate autophagy protects against disease progression by suppressing inflammation, reducing apoptosis, and enhancing cholesterol efflux, impaired autophagy promotes lesion development and exacerbates disease severity.
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