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ArticleScientific reports2016

cAMP-PKA-CaMKII signaling pathway is involved in aggravated cardiotoxicity during Fuzi and Beimu Combination Treatment of Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension.

Pengwei Zhuang, Yingying Huang, Zhiqiang Lu, Zhen Yang, Liman Xu, Fengjiao Sun, Yanjun Zhang, Jinao Duan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pengwei ZhuangChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yingying HuangChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Zhiqiang LuChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Zhen YangChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Liman XuChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Fengjiao SunChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yanjun ZhangChinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Jinao DuanJiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) and Fritillariae Thunbergii bulbus (Beimu) have been widely used clinically to treat cardiopulmonary related diseases in China. However, according to the classic rules of traditional Chinese medicine, Fuzi and Beimu should be prohibited to use as a combination for their incompatibility. Therefore, it is critical to elucidate the paradox on the use of Fuzi and Beimu combination therapy. Monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension rats were treated with either Fuzi, Beimu, or their combination at different stages of PH. We demonstrated that at the early stage of PH, Fuzi and Beimu combination significantly improved lung function and reduced pulmonary histopathology. However, as the disease progressed, when Fuzi and Beimu combination were used at the late stage of PH, right ventricular chamber dilation was histologically apparent and myocardial apoptosis was significantly increased compared with each drug alone. Western-blotting results indicated that the main chemical ingredient of Beimu could down-regulate the protein phosphorylation levels of Akt and PDE4D, whereas the combination of Fuzi and Beimu could up-regulate PKA and CaMKII signaling pathways. Therefore, we concluded that Fuzi and Beimu combination potentially aggravated the heart injury due to the inhibition of PDK1/Akt/PDE4D axis and subsequent synergistic activation of βAR-Gs-PKA/CaMKII signaling pathway.

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AnimalsApoptosisCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionDiterpenesDrug CombinationsDrugs, Chinese HerbalEchocardiographyHemodynamicsHypertension, PulmonaryLilialesMaleMyocardiumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDiterpenesDrug CombinationsDrugs, Chinese Herbalfuzi drug herbalPlant Extracts

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