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ArticleCardiovascular drugs and therapy2023

Bicyclol Attenuates Obesity-Induced Cardiomyopathy via Inhibiting NF-κB and MAPK Signaling Pathways.

Yanghao Chen, Wante Lin, Lingfeng Zhong, Zimin Fang, Bozhi Ye, Zhe Wang, Nipon Chattipakorn, Weijian Huang, Guang Liang, Gaojun Wu

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Article in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yanghao ChenDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China.
Wante LinDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China.
Lingfeng ZhongDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China.
Zimin FangDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China.
Bozhi YeDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China.
Zhe WangDepartment of Pharmacy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325000, Wenzhou, China.
Nipon ChattipakornCardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Weijian HuangDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China. weijianhuang69@126.com.
Guang LiangDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China. wzmcliangguang@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8278-849X
Gaojun WuDepartment of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325035, Wenzhou, China. wugaojun@wzhospital.cn.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNChiang Mai University · TH

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Abstract

purposeSchisandra is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine in East Asia. As a traditional Chinese medicine derivative with Schisandra chinensis as raw material, bicyclol is well known for its significant anti-inflammatory effect. Chronic inflammation plays a significant part in obesity-induced cardiomyopathy. Our purpose was to explore the effect and mechanism of bicyclol on obesity-induced cardiomyopathy.

methodsMice fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) and cardiomyocytes stimulated by palmitic acid (PA) were used as models of obesity-related cardiomyopathy in vivo and in vitro, respectively. The therapeutic effect of bicyclol on pathological changes such as myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis was evaluated by staining cardiac tissue sections. PCR was used to detect inflammatory factors in H9c2 cells and animal heart tissue after bicyclol treatment. Then, we used western blotting to detect the expression levels of the myocardial hypertrophy related protein, myocardial fibrosis related protein, NF-κB and MAPK pathways.

resultsOur results indicated that bicyclol treatment significantly alleviates HFD-induced myocardial inflammation, fibrosis, and hypertrophy by inhibiting the MAPK and NF-κB pathways. Similar to animal level results, bicyclol could significantly inhibit PA-induced inflammation and prevent NF-κB and MAPK pathways from being activated.

conclusionOur results showed that bicyclol has potential as a drug to treat obesity-induced cardiomyopathy.

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CardiomyopathiesNF-kappa BAnimalsBiphenyl CompoundsCardiomegalyFibrosisInflammationMiceMyocytes, CardiacObesitySignal TransductionbicyclolBiphenyl CompoundsNF-kappa BbicyclolMAPKNF-κBObesity-induced cardiomyopathy

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