Dubai, United Arab Emirates – A new study conducted by Australian scientists has revealed a serious health impact caused by type 2 diabetes.
The study, conducted by scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia, showed that type 2 diabetes directly changes the structure and function of the heart muscle.
This explains why the risk of heart failure is significantly higher in patients with this disease.
The researchers analyzed samples of heart tissue from patients who underwent transplants and compared them with samples from organ donors.
People with diabetes were found to have a defect in the main processes of energy production. There is a change in the structure of proteins responsible for muscle contraction, and the accumulation of hardened connective tissue.
All of this reduces the heart’s ability to pump blood and accelerates the development of heart failure.
Scientists have also shown that diabetes impairs the function of mitochondria – the cells’ “power stations.” It reduces the sensitivity of proteins that transport glucose into heart cells.
As a result, the heart loses its flexibility in using different energy sources and is exposed to greater pressure.
Data obtained for the first time directly link diabetes and coronary heart disease at the molecular level.
Researchers say this discovery could become the basis for developing new diagnostic and therapeutic methods. These will help millions of patients around the world.
