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ArticleInflammation2018

Ulinastatin Protects against CVB3-Induced Acute Viral Myocarditis through Nrf2 Activation.

Fangqiang Song, Fanpo Kong, Hongqing Zhang, Yongqin Zhou, Ming Li

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Article in Inflammation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. Efficacy of Ulinastatin and Sulforaphane Alone or in Combination in Rat Model of Streptozotocin Diabetes Induced Vascular Dementia.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fangqiang SongDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Tengzhou, Shandong Province, 277500, China.
Fanpo KongDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Tengzhou, Shandong Province, 277500, China.
Hongqing ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Tengzhou, Shandong Province, 277500, China.
Yongqin ZhouDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Tengzhou, Shandong Province, 277500, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Urology, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Tengzhou, Shandong Province, 277500, China. mlidr@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-8018
Tengzhou Central People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation and oxidative stress are implicated in the pathogenesis of acute viral myocarditis (AVM). Ulinastantin (UTI), an inhibitor of serine protease widely used in treatment of pancreatitis and various inflammatory disorders, displays cardioprotective properties in experimental animals. Although the specific mechanism through which UTI regulates cardiac function is not well explored, evidence suggests that UTI might activate nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling. In this study, we investigated the role of Nrf2 in mediating UTI's cardioprotection in a mouse model of AVM. We found that UTI is an activator of Nrf2 signaling. It markedly increased Nrf2 nuclear translocation, Nrf2 transcription capacity, and the downstream protein expression. In addition, UTI possessed strong protective functions in coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced AVM. UTI treatment effectively reduced the cardiac damage, decreased the expression of inflammatory cytokines, and balanced oxidative stress via improving the activity of anti-oxidant and detoxifying enzymes. Even more impressively, UTI achieved its cardioprotective activities in an Nrf2-dependent manner. Taken together, our study has identified a novel pathway through which UTI exerts its cardioprotective functions and provides a molecular basis for UTI potential applications in the treatment of AVM and other inflammatory disorders.

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AnimalsEnterovirus B, HumanGlycoproteinsInflammationMiceMyocarditisNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressProtective AgentsGlycoproteinsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Protective AgentsurinastatininflammationmyocarditisNrf2oxidative stressulinastatin

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