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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Protective action of the ginsenoside Rh3 in a rat myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury model by inhibition of apoptosis induced via p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/caspase-3 signaling.

Liexiang Cao, Yi Gao, Jinqiang Zhu, Jinbo Zhang, Meiping Dong, Yi Mao

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liexiang CaoEmergency Center, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, China.
Yi GaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, China.
Jinqiang ZhuEmergency Center, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, China.
Jinbo ZhangEmergency Center, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, China.
Meiping DongEmergency Center, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, China.
Yi MaoEmergency Center, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Wenling, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7819-5475
The First People's Hospital of Wenling · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the protective effects of the ginsenoside Rh3 on rats subjected to myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MIR) via its impact on caspase-3 and the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway.

methodsFifteen male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly categorized into the MIR group (MY group, n = 5), sham surgery group (SS group, n = 5), and ginsenoside Rh3 group (GR group, n = 5).

resultsThe MY group exhibited the largest myocardial infarctions compared with the GR and SS groups. The GR group exhibited significantly higher cell viability of cardiomyocytes and significantly decreased apoptosis compared with the MY group. Fibrils of infarcted tissue in the GR group were disordered but less swollen, with a more organized fibril orientation than those in the MY group. The GR group showed reduced p-p38 MAPK protein and caspase-3 mRNA expression levels compared with the MY and SS groups.

conclusionsRh3 significantly improved myocardial necrosis and caspase-3 levels in myocardial tissues by suppressing the p38 MAPK pathway, thereby inhibiting caspase-3 involvement in apoptosis. Thus, Rh3 was effective in inhibiting the escalated apoptotic pathway in myocardial infarction and can potentially serve as a useful therapeutic agent to rescue myocardial infarction.

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Myocardial Reperfusion InjuryReperfusion InjuryAnimalsApoptosisCaspase 3GinsenosidesMalep38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyCaspase 3ginsenoside Rh3Ginsenosidesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinasescardiomyocytescaspase-3Ginsenoside Rh3myocardial infarctionmyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injuryp38 mitogen-activated protein kinase

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PMID33284724
PMCPMC7724424
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