Cardiopulmonary Bypass Suppresses Forkhead Box O3 and Downstream Autophagy in the Diabetic Human Heart
Compared with nondiabetic patients, there was no significant upregulation of FOXO3α in diabetic patients, which could possibly explain the lack of upregulation of the autophagy process after CPB. FOXO3α could potentially serve as a therapeutic target to improve cellular homeostasis.