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Trial reportCardiovascular therapeutics2022

Simvastatin Combined with Resistance Training Improves Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Modulating Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and the Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Signaling Pathways.

Xiaowen Wang, Kaiyun Yan, Cuifeng Wen, Jiaqi Wang

Open access · goldFull text readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. [ATF3 regulates inflammatory response in atherosclerotic plaques in mice through the NF-κB signaling pathway].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025
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  4. Energy metabolism in health and diseases.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
    Review
  5. Heart failure, inflammation and exercise.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaowen WangDepartment of Neurorehabilitation, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai 200436, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0827-9566
Kaiyun YanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai 200436, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-2906
Cuifeng WenDepartment of Neurorehabilitation, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai 200436, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3932-215X
Jiaqi WangTongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0875-2288
Shanghai Third People's Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is the end stage of cardiac disease with a 5-year mortality rate reaching 50%. Simvastatin is an antioxidant with lipid-lowering effects, which is commonly used to treat CHF. Resistance training is a nondrug treatment for CHF and exerts a positive effect on both the myocardial structure and function. Objective: This study is aimed at exploring the effects and outcomes of simvastatin combined with resistance training on the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) of peripheral blood lymphocytes and the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of the transcription 3 (JAK/STAT3) signaling pathway in patients with CHF. Methods: One hundred and eleven patients with CHF were allocated to the control group (CNG) ( Results: After 6 months of treatment, diastolic IVST, LVDD, and serum levels of CRP, galectin-3, IL-6, NT-proBNP, hs-cTnT, and H-FABP decreased in both groups and were lower in the IG than in the CNG ( Conclusion: Simvastatin combined with resistance training improves heart function and reduces myocardial damage as well as the occurrence of adverse cardiac events compared with simvastatin alone. The mechanism may be related to the increase of expression of MMP, JAK, and STAT3, the regulation of MMP and JAK/STAT3 signaling pathways in peripheral lymphocytes, the alleviation of mitochondrial damage, and the inhibition of inflammatory response.

Indexed as

Heart FailureResistance TrainingSimvastatinHumansJanus KinasesMembrane Potential, MitochondrialSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftJanus KinasesSimvastatinSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID35356068
PMCPMC8934205
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