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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Therapeutic Potential of Ginsenoside Rb1-PLGA Nanoparticles for Heart Failure Treatment via the ROS/PPARα/PGC1α Pathway.

Lixin Du, Huiling Lu, Ziyan Wang, Chengxin Liu, Yifei Xiao, Zhihua Guo, Ya Li

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lixin DuCollege of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Huiling LuCollege of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Ziyan WangCollege of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Chengxin LiuCollege of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Yifei XiaoCollege of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Zhihua GuoCollege of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Ya LiCollege of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82174343
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Ginsenoside Rb1-PLGA nanoparticles (GRb1@PLGA@NPs) represent a novel nanotherapeutic system, yet their therapeutic efficacy and underlying mechanisms for treating heart failure (HF) remain unexplored. This study aims to investigate the potential mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of GRb1@PLGA@NPs in HF treatment; (2) Methods: The left anterior descending coronary artery ligation was employed to establish a HF model in Sprague-Dawley rats, along with an in vitro oxidative stress model using H9c2 myocardial cells. Following treatment with GRb1@PLGA@NPs, cardiac tissue pathological changes and cell proliferation were observed. Additionally, the serum levels of biomarkers such as NT-proBNP, TNF-α, and IL-1β were measured, along with the expression of the ROS/PPARα/PGC1α pathway; (3) Results: GRb1@PLGA@NPs effectively ameliorated the pathological status of cardiac tissues in HF rats, mitigated oxidative stress-induced myocardial cell damage, elevated SOD and MMP levels, and reduced LDH, MDA, ROS, NT-proBNP, TNF-α, and IL-1β levels. Furthermore, the expression of PPARα and PGC1α proteins was upregulated; (4) Conclusions: GRb1@PLGA@NPs may attenuate myocardial cell injury and treat HF through the ROS/PPARα/PGC1α pathway.

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Heart FailurePPAR alphaAnimalsGinsenosidesPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaginsenoside Rb1GinsenosidesPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPPAR alphaReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaginsenoside Rb1heart failurenanoparticlesoxidative stressROS/PPARα/PGC1α

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PMID38138606
PMCPMC10745441
OpenAlexW4389923160

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