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ArticleChinese medicine2020

The protective effects of liguzinediol on congestive heart failure induced by myocardial infarction and its relative mechanism.

Qi Chen, Dini Zhang, Yunhui Bi, Weiwei Zhang, Yuhan Zhang, Qinghai Meng, Yu Li, Huimin Bian

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qi Chen *School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Dini Zhang *Key Laboratory on Biosafety, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042 China.
Yunhui BiSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Weiwei ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Yuhan ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Qinghai MengSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Yu LiSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Huimin BianSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023 Jiangsu China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNMinistry of Ecology and Environment · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart failure (HF) is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular diseases in the world. Currently, the drugs used to treat HF in the clinic may cause serious side effects. Liguzinediol, 2, 5-dimethyl-3, 6-dimethyl-pyrazine, is a compound synthesized after the structural modification of ligustrazine (one active ingredient of

methodsThe ligation of left anterior descending coronary artery was operated to established the myocardial infarction (MI) model in Sprague-Dawley rats. Cardiac functions were recorded by echocardiography and hemodynamics. The changes in the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS), inflammation, and oxidative stress were detected by radioimmunoassay and Elisa kits. Western blot and real-time PCR were applied to determine the expressions of the TGF-β1/Smads pathway.

resultsFirstly, liguzinediol enhanced the systolic and diastolic functions of the heart in MI rats. Liguzinediol improved ventricular remodeling by reducing myocardial cell necrosis, as well as reducing collagen deposition and myocardial fibrosis. Then, liguzinediol suppressed the activation of RAAS, inhibited the synthesis of pro-inflammation factors, and reduced oxidative stress. In the end, liguzinediol also down-regulated the expressions of the TGF-β1/Smads pathway.

conclusionsLiguzinediol could alleviate HF caused by MI in rats, and the protective effect was associated with the regulation of the TGF-β1/Smads pathway.

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Heart failureLiguzinediolMyocardial infractionTGF-β1/Smads

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