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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2019

Tongguan capsule-derived herb reduces susceptibility to atrial fibrillation by inhibiting left atrial fibrosis via modulating cardiac fibroblasts.

Shiyu Ma, Jin Ma, Liheng Guo, Junqi Bai, Shuai Mao, Minzhou Zhang

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shiyu MaDepartment of Critical-care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jin MaCardiac Electrophysiology Research Team, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Liheng GuoDepartment of Critical-care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Junqi BaiNew Patent Chinese Medicine and Decoction Pieces Innovative Research and Development Team, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shuai MaoDepartment of Critical-care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Minzhou ZhangDepartment of Critical-care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2075-5641
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tongguan capsule is a compound Chinese medicine used to treat ischaemic heart diseases. This study aimed to investigate whether Tongguan capsule-derived herb (TGD) has a preventive effect on atrial fibrillation (AF) in post-myocardial infarction (MI) rats and to determine the underlying mechanisms. MI was induced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. TGD was administered to the post-MI rats over a 4-week period. The TGD-treated rats had lower rates of AF inducibility and shorter AF durations than the MI rats. TGD improved the left atrial (LA) conduction velocity and homogeneity. It reduced the fibrosis-positive areas and the protein levels of collagen types I and III in the left atrium. In vitro, it inhibited the expression of collagen types I and III by inhibiting the proliferation, migration, differentiation and cytokine secretion of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs). In conclusion, the current study demonstrated that TGD reduces susceptibility to AF and improves LA conduction function in rats with post-MI by inhibiting left atrial fibrosis and modulating CFs. Targeting the CF population may be a novel antiarrhythmic therapeutic approach.

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AnimalsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsApoptosisAtrial FibrillationCapsulesCell CycleCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDrugs, Chinese HerbalFibroblastsFibrosisHeart AtriaHeart RateMaleRatsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsCapsulesDrugs, Chinese Herbaltongguanatrial fibrillationatriumChinese medicinefibroblastsfibrosis

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PMCPMC6349173
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